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to vasectomize

to vasectomize

1 9.8
To cut or block the tubes that carry sperm so a man cannot father children
  • verb
  • /vəˈsɛktəˌmaɪz/
  • Specialized
translation icon : vasectomizar
  • He opted to vasectomize himself at the clinic after years of consideration about family size.

Examples

  • After discussing their family plans, they decided to vasectomize him to avoid having more children.

  • Well, we could institute worldwide compulsory eugenics, as some radicals propose—one child per couple, and any male convicted of any act of violence to be vasectomized.

    Fiction book (1990)

  • The doctor explained the benefits of choosing to vasectomize as a permanent birth control method.

Synonyms

to sterilize
vsto vasectomize
  • Specialized
15 5.8

To make a person or animal unable to have children by a medical operation

is a specific surgical operation on men that blocks sperm transport

Surface Forms

vasectomize infinitive
vasectomized past
vasectomized past participle
vasectomizing present participle
vasectomizes third person singular

Morphology

vasectomize = vasectomy (transparent) = vasectomy + ize

The verb is formed by adding the productive suffix '-ize' to the noun 'vasectomy', meaning 'to perform a vasectomy'.

Etymology

Vasectomize comes from the parts vas meaning 'vessel' or 'tube' and -ectomy meaning 'cutting out', with -ize to make it a verb. So to vasectomize someone is to cut or close the small sperm tube called the vas to stop sperm and make a man unable to have children.