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vivisect
[ viv-uh-sekt, viv-uh-sekt ]
verb (used with object)
- to dissect the living body of (an animal).
verb (used without object)
- to practice vivisection.
vivisect
/ ˌvɪvɪˈsɛkt; ˈvɪvɪˌsɛkt /
verb
- to subject (an animal) to vivisection
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Derived Forms
- ˈviviˌsector, noun
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Other Words From
- vivi·sector noun
- self-vivi·sector noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of vivisect1
First recorded in 1860–65; back formation from vivisection
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Word History and Origins
Origin of vivisect1
C19: back formation from vivisection
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Example Sentences
Mason-wasps deliberately vivisect spiders, which are insects extremely tenacious of life.
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To do any great thing with the heart of another, you must vivisect your own, and this truth Theodora had to practise continually.
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The man who can vivisect an emotion, and lay bare a heart-beat in print, knows a subtle joy.
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Whether they vivisect painfully or painlessly, they are trying to find out whether the truth is there or not.
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He is not allowed to try his germs and specifics upon them; he is not allowed to vivisect them.
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