vasectomize

verb

va·​sec·​to·​mize və-ˈsek-tə-ˌmīz  vā-ˈzek- 

vasectomized; vasectomizing

transitive verb

: to perform a vasectomy on

Examples of vasectomize in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Once most of the male deer are sterilized, a program would need to be established to vasectomize any deer that may swim over from New Jersey, where the borough’s deer are thought to have originated. — Jonathan Wolfe, New York Times, 22 Sep. 2017

Word History

Etymology

vasectomy + -ize

First Known Use

1900, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for vasectomize

• actualize
• antagonize
• apologise
• apologize
• capitalize
• categorize
• characterize
• commercialize
• conceptualize
• contrariwise
• criminalize
• decentralize

Medical Definition

vasectomize

transitive verb

va·​sec·​to·​mize

variants or chiefly British vasectomise

və-ˈsek-tə-ˌmīz  vā-ˈzek- 

vasectomized or chiefly British vasectomised; vasectomizing or chiefly British vasectomising

: to perform a vasectomy on