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posthectomize

posthectomize verb: to perform a posthectomy (on).

Verb

posthectomize (third-person singular simple present posthectomizes, present participle posthectomizing, simple past and past participle posthectomized)

  1. To perform a posthectomy (on)
    Synonyms:
    circumcise

Synonyms of posthectomize

Forms of posthectomize

third-person singular presentposthectomizes
present participleposthectomizing
past participleposthectomized
pastposthectomized
alternative formposthectomise

Origin of posthectomize

From posthectomy + -ize.

Questions about posthectomize

What does posthectomize mean?
Posthectomize means to perform a posthectomy (on).
What part of speech is posthectomize?
Posthectomize is a verb.
What is the past tense of posthectomize?
The past tense of posthectomize is posthectomized.

Words near posthectomize in the dictionary

  1. posthectomised
  2. posthectomises
  3. posthectomising
  4. posthectomist
  5. posthectomists
  6. posthectomize
  7. posthectomized
  8. posthectomizes
  9. posthectomizing
  10. posthectomy
  11. posthegemonic

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