Medical Dictionary
Main Entry:
vi·at·i·cate Pronunciation:
vI-'at-i-"kAt Function:
vb Inflected Form:
-cat·ed;
cat·ing transitiveverb : to sell or assign (a life insurance policy) in a viatical settlement
viaticate a policy under the new law —VivienneGilbert> intransitive verb : to sell or assign a life insurance policy in a viatical settlement viaticate —R. J. Herron> —vi·at·i·ca·tion /vI-"at-i-'kA-sh&n/ noun