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euthanize

verb
/ˈjuː.θənˌaɪz/

Etymology

Back-formation from euthanasia; 1970s.

Definitions

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

    • John decided to euthanize his dying dog.
    • A terminally ill minor has become the first child to be euthanized in Belgium since age restrictions were lifted in the country two years ago.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at euthanize. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at euthanize. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

9 hops · closes at euthanize

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA