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单词 euthanize
释义

euthanize

[ yoo-thuh-nahyz ]
/ ˈyu θəˌnaɪz /

verb (used with object), eu·tha·nized, eu·tha·niz·ing.

to subject to euthanasia: to euthanize injured animals.
Also eu·than·a·tize [yoo-than-uh-tahyz]; /yuˈθæn əˌtaɪz/; especially British, eu·tha·nise, eu·than·a·tise .

Origin of euthanize

First recorded in 1960–65; euthan(asia) + -ize

Words nearby euthanize

eutectic alloy, eutectoid, eutelegenesis, Euterpe, euthanasia, euthanize, euthenics, eutherian, euthermic, euthymia, euthyroid
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Example sentences from the Web for euthanize

  • The three-drug formula, Alper writes, is “less reliable, and therefore less humane, than the method used to euthanize animals.”

    Executed Like a Dog|Ben Crair|November 13, 2010|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for euthanize

euthanize

euthanise Austral euthanaze or euthanase (ˈjuːθəˌneɪz)

/ (ˈjuːθəˌnaɪz) /

verb

(tr) to kill (a person or animal) painlessly, esp to relieve suffering from an incurable illness

Word Origin for euthanize

C20: back formation from euthanasia
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