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verb
To perform a vasectomy (on a patient, a human or nonhuman male animal).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive, transitive
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
remove the vas deferens
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: vasectomise
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: sterilize, sterilise, desex, unsex, desexualize, desexualise, fix
History
Etymology tree English vasectomy Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English vasectomize From vasectomy + -ize.
