Euthanize
Kill and euthanize are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Kill" instead a verb "Euthanize".
Nearby Word: euthanizing
Kill
Kill verb - To deprive of life.
Usage example: during the war more soldiers were killed by disease than anything else
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Mercy Kill: Rayojini is forced to euthanize a boy when she realizes most of his soul is gone already.
Source: Literature / Burying the Shadow -
Mercy Kill: In the director's cut, Sybilla chooses to euthanize her son, as he has just been diagnosed with leprosy.
Source: Film / Kingdom of Heaven - Before that, it was called Water(Aqua) by Aquatoids Mercy Kill: Sharp had to euthanize a young girl who was abducted by aliens.
Source: Fanfic / XSGCOM
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