"Oslerize" meaning in English

See Oslerize in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: Oslerizes [present, singular, third-person], Oslerizing [participle, present], Oslerized [participle, past], Oslerized [past]
Etymology: From Osler + -ize, after Dr. William Osler. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Osler|ize}} Osler + -ize Head templates: {{en-verb}} Oslerize (third-person singular simple present Oslerizes, present participle Oslerizing, simple past and past participle Oslerized)
  1. (transitive) To euthanize a person as a consequence of their having reached old age. Tags: transitive Related terms: Oslerization

Inflected forms

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