Standard Lemma guide

euthanize

verb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˈjuː.θənˌaɪz/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • homophone: youthenize
  • CMU ARPABET: Y UW1 TH AH0 N AY2 Z Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

verb

Meaning 1

To carry out euthanasia on (a person or animal).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

Examples

  • John decided to euthanize his dying dog.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Back-formation from euthanasia; 1970s.

Across languages

Translations

20 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 人道毀滅 /人道毁灭 (réndào huǐmiè) — submit (a person or an animal) to euthanasia
  • Chinese Mandarin: 安樂死 /安乐死 (ānlèsǐ) — submit (a person or an animal) to euthanasia
  • Danish: aflive — submit (a person or an animal) to euthanasia
  • Finnish: lopettaa — submit (a person or an animal) to euthanasia
  • French: euthanasier — submit (a person or an animal) to euthanasia
  • French: faire euthanasier — submit (a person or an animal) to euthanasia
  • Galician: eutanasiar — submit (a person or an animal) to euthanasia
  • German: einschläfern — submit (a person or an animal) to euthanasia
  • Icelandic: deyða — submit (a person or an animal) to euthanasia
  • Italian: eutanizzare — submit (a person or an animal) to euthanasia
  • Norwegian: avlive — submit (a person or an animal) to euthanasia
  • Portuguese: eutanasiar — submit (a person or an animal) to euthanasia
  • Portuguese: sacrificar — submit (a person or an animal) to euthanasia
  • Russian: подвергну́ть эвтана́зии (podvergnútʹ evtanázii) — submit (a person or an animal) to euthanasia
  • Russian: усыпи́ть (usypítʹ) — submit (a person or an animal) to euthanasia
  • Spanish: eutanasiar — submit (a person or an animal) to euthanasia
  • Swedish: avliva — submit (a person or an animal) to euthanasia
  • Thai: ทําการุณยฆาต (tam gaarunyákâat) — submit (a person or an animal) to euthanasia
  • Thai: กระทําการุณยฆาต (gràtam gaarunyákâat) — submit (a person or an animal) to euthanasia
  • Turkish: ötanazi etmek — submit (a person or an animal) to euthanasia