Usually means: End suffering by providing relief.
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verb:  (transitive, idiomatic, informal) To submit a suffering person or an animal to euthanasia.
verb:  (transitive, idiomatic, informal, figuratively) To end or destroy something for the good of the individuals involved in it.
verb:  (transitive, idiomatic, informal) To relieve somebody's anxiety by supplying information that they wanted to know.

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