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vivisect
[
viv
-
uh
-sekt
,
viv-
uh
-
sekt
]
Origin
viv·i·sect
/
ˈvɪv
əˌsɛkt
,
ˌvɪv
əˈsɛkt
/
Show Spelled
[
viv
-
uh
-sekt
,
viv-
uh
-
sekt
]
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verb (used with object)
1.
to dissect the living body of (an animal).
verb (used without object)
2.
to practice
vivisection
.
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to spend time idly; loaf.
to chew (food) slowly and thoroughly.
to introduce subtleties into or argue subtly about.
to run away hurriedly; flee.
to bark; yelp.
to swindle, cheat, hoodwink, or hoax.
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Origin:
1860–65;
back formation from
vivisection
Related forms
viv·i·sec·tor,
noun
self-viv·i·sec·tor,
noun
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vivisect
(ˈvɪvɪˌsɛkt, ˌvɪvɪˈsɛkt)
—
vb
to subject (an animal) to vivisection
[C19: back formation from
vivisection
]
'vivisector
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Word Origin & History
vivisect
1859, back formation from
vivisection
.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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