Definition of Euthanize

to put a living being to sleep in a humane way

Examples of Euthanize in a sentence

After our dog was run over by a car, the vet had to euthanize it to put it out of its misery.  

Some believe that cancer patients should have the option to choose a painless death using medicine, but many doctors would never agree to euthanize a human.  

Because he was sick and in a lot of pain, we had no choice but to euthanize our pet and bury him in the back yard.  

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