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vasectomize

verb
va路​sec路​to路​mize | \ v蓹-藞sek-t蓹-藢m墨z How to pronounce vasectomize (audio) , v膩-藞zek-\
vasectomized; vasectomizing

Definition of vasectomize

transitive verb

: to perform a vasectomy on

Examples of vasectomize in a Sentence

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 Once most of the male deer are sterilized, a program would need to be established to vasectomize any deer that may swim over from New Jersey, where the borough鈥檚 deer are thought to have originated. — Jonathan Wolfe, New York Times, "Solving Staten Island鈥檚 Deer Problem With a Snip and a Stitch," 22 Sep. 2017

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First Known Use of vasectomize

1900, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for vasectomize

vasectomy + -ize

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vasectomize

transitive verb
va路​sec路​to路​mize
variants: or chiefly British vasectomise \ v蓹-​藞sek-​t蓹-​藢m墨z How to pronounce vasectomise (audio) , v膩-​藞zek-​ How to pronounce vasectomise (audio) \
vasectomized or chiefly British vasectomised; vasectomizing or chiefly British vasectomising

Medical Definition of vasectomize

: to perform a vasectomy on

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