Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

vasectomize

/vəˈsɛktəmaɪz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: va-sec-tomize
IPA: /vəˈsɛktəmaɪz/

27

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To perform a vasectomy (on a patient, a human or nonhuman male animal).

Intransitive verb; Transitive verb

Etymology

Etymology tree English vasectomy Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English vasectomize From vasectomy + -ize.

Usage

Inflected Forms

vasectomizes (present, singular) vasectomizing (participle, present) vasectomized (participle, past) vasectomized (past) vasectomise (alternative)

Derived Forms

vasectomization

Frequently Paired Words

tie someone's tubes

Synonyms

vasectomise

Questions

How do you pronounce vasectomize?: The recorded pronunciation is /vəˈsɛktəmaɪz/.
What does vasectomize mean?: To perform a vasectomy (on a patient, a human or nonhuman male animal).
Where does vasectomize come from?: Etymology tree English vasectomy Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English vasectomize From vasectomy + -ize.

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