euthanized

[ yoo-thuh-nahyzd ]

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adjective

put to death painlessly, usually to end the suffering caused by an incurable condition:
Neutering decreases an animal’s chances of getting certain cancers, reducing the number of euthanized pets each year.

verb

the simple past tense and past participle of euthanize ( def ).

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Word History and Origins

Origin of euthanized¹

euthanize ( def ) + -ed ²( def )

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Example Sentences

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The Los Angeles City Council has ordered a study into the factors that led Asian elephants Jewel and Shaunzi to be euthanized at the L.A.

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In those cases, when their behavior is no longer safe, the animals have to be euthanized.

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The new strain found in Noxubee County, Miss., was confirmed March 12 and all of the roughly 46,000 birds either died or were euthanized after the infection spread, according to the U.S.

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After not improving over two more days, the cat was referred to the Michigan State University Veterinary Medical Center., where the cat was euthanized after “rapid disease progression.”

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Rabies is almost always fatal, and it poses a threat to human health, so any animal suspected of having the viral disease must be euthanized.

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