VASECTOMIZE

vasectomize, vasectomise

(verb) remove the vas deferens; “many men choose to be vasectomized as a form of safe birth control”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

vasectomize (third-person singular simple present vasectomizes, present participle vasectomizing, simple past and past participle vasectomized)

to perform a vasectomy

Source: Wiktionary



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STAND

(verb) hold one’s ground; maintain a position; be steadfast or upright; “I am standing my ground and won’t give in!”


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Coffee Trivia

The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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