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adjective 
  1. experience, Experienced or gained by the loss or to the consequence of another, such as through watching or reading.
People experience pleasures through watching the news.
  1. Done on behalf of others
The concept of atonement, that one person can atone for the sins of another, is found in many religions.
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    Etymology: From vicarius, vicÄrius "vicarious, substituted"


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