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vivisect
[ viv-uh-sekt, viv-uh-sekt ]
/ ˈvɪv əˌsɛkt, ˌvɪv əˈsɛkt /
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verb (used with object)
to dissect the living body of (an animal).
verb (used without object)
to practice vivisection.
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Origin of vivisect
First recorded in 1860–65; back formation from vivisection
OTHER WORDS FROM vivisect
viv·i·sec·tor, nounself-viv·i·sec·tor, nounWords nearby vivisect
vivianite, vivid, vividly, vivify, viviparous, vivisect, vivisection, vivisectionist, vivo, Vivyan, vixen
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British Dictionary definitions for vivisect
vivisect
/ (ˈvɪvɪˌsɛkt, ˌvɪvɪˈsɛkt) /
verb
to subject (an animal) to vivisection
Derived forms of vivisect
vivisector, nounWord Origin for vivisect
C19: back formation from vivisection
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