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vasectomize en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • /vəˈsɛktəmaɪz/

Etymology

Etymology tree English vasectomy Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English vasectomize From vasectomy + -ize.

Meanings

  1. (intransitive, transitive) To perform a vasectomy (on a patient, a human or nonhuman male animal).

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
vasectomizes Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
vasectomise alternative lexicographic
vasectomized Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
vasectomized Tense=Past lexicographic
vasectomizing Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic

Coordinates

tie someone's tubes

Deriveds

vasectomization