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Vivisection Verb  To Viv·I·Sect  Back Formation From  Transitive Perform

Title Vicisect
Text
viv·i·sect
 \\ˈvi-və-ˌsekt\\ verb
 ETYMOLOGY  back-formation from vivisection
 DATE  1864
transitive verb
: to perform vivisection on : subject to vivisection
intransitive verb
: to practice vivisection
• viv·i·sec·tor 
 \\-ˌsek-tər\\ noun
English Etymology
vivisect
  vivisect (v.)
  1859, back formation from vivisection.
Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged
viv·i·sect
\ˈvivəˌsekt, ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷\ verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: back-formation from vivisection
transitive verb
: to perform vivisection on : dissect alive
intransitive verb
: to practice vivisection

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