VIVISECT
Dictionary entry overview: What does vivisect mean? • VIVISECT (verb)
The verb VIVISECT has 1 sense:
1. cut (a body) open while still alive
Familiarity information: VIVISECT used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• VIVISECT (verb)
Meaning:
Cut (a body) open while still alive
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Context example:
people no longer vivisect animals--it's considered unethical
Hypernyms (to "vivisect" is one way to...):
dissect (cut open or cut apart)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
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