Vicarious

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Felt or undergone as if one were taking part in the experience or feelings of another: read about mountain climbing and experienced vicarious thrills.
  • adj. Endured or done by one person substituting for another: vicarious punishment.
  • adj. Acting or serving in place of someone or something else; substituted.
  • adj. Committed or entrusted to another, as powers or authority; delegated.
  • adj. Physiology Occurring in or performed by a part of the body not normally associated with a certain function.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. Experienced or gained by the loss or to the consequence of another, such as through watching or reading.
  • adj. Done on behalf of others
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Of or pertaining to a vicar, substitute, or deputy; deputed; delegated.
  • adj. Acting or suffering for another.
  • adj. Performed ,experienced, or suffered in the place of another; substituted.
  • adj. Acting as a substitute; -- said of abnormal action which replaces a suppressed normal function.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • In paleontology, said of representative, closely related species or genera of fossil organisms occurring in homotaxial formations of different faunal provinces.
  • Of or belonging to a vicar or substitute; deputed; delegated: as, vicarious power or authority.
  • Acting for or officially representing another: as, a vicarious agent or officer.
  • Performed or suffered for another.
  • In physiology, substitutive: noting the performance by one organ of the functions normally belonging to another; compensatory.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. experienced at secondhand
  • adj. suffered or done by one person as a substitute for another
  • adj. occurring in an abnormal part of the body instead of the usual site involved in that function
    • Equivalent
    secondary    exchangeable    unnatural    abnormal   
    Cross Reference
    vicarious sacrifice    vicarious menstruation   
    Form
    vicarious pleasure   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    deputed    delegated    substituted    substitute   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Aquarius    Marius    Stradivarius    gregarious    hilarious   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    inexpressible    untold    unalloyed    self-inflicted    undying   
     
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