<p><strong>Adjective:</strong></p><ul><li>performed, exercised, received, or suffered in place of another: vicarious punishment</li><li>taking the place of another person or thing; acting or serving as a substitute</li><li>felt or enjoyed through imagined participation in the experience of others: a vicarious thrill</li><li>noting or pertaining to a situation in which one organ performs part of the functions normally performed by another</li></ul>