"euthanize" meaning in All languages combined

See euthanize on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈjuː.θən.ˌaɪz/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-euthanize.wav Forms: euthanizes [present, singular, third-person], euthanizing [participle, present], euthanized [participle, past], euthanized [past]
Etymology: Back-formation from euthanasia; 1970s. Etymology templates: {{back-form|en|euthanasia}} Back-formation from euthanasia Head templates: {{en-verb}} euthanize (third-person singular simple present euthanizes, present participle euthanizing, simple past and past participle euthanized)
  1. (transitive) To carry out euthanasia on (a person or animal). Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Death Synonyms: euthanatize, euthanasiate, put down, put to sleep, euthanise [UK], euth [abbreviation], euthanase, euthanaze Hypernyms: kill Derived forms: euthanizer Related terms: euthanasia Translations (submit (a person or an animal) to euthanasia): aflive (Danish), lopettaa (Finnish), euthanasier (French), faire euthanasier (French), eutanasiar (Galician), einschläfern (German), deyða (Icelandic), eutanizzare (Italian), avlive (Norwegian), eutanasiar (Portuguese), sacrificar (Portuguese), подвергну́ть эвтана́зии (podvergnútʹ evtanázii) (Russian), усыпи́ть (usypítʹ) [euphemistic] (Russian), eutanasiar (Spanish), ทำการุณยฆาต (tam gaarunyákâat) (Thai), กระทำการุณยฆาต (gràtam gaarunyákâat) (Thai), ötanazi etmek (Turkish)

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