dissect
21dissect — Synonyms and related words: analyze, anatomize, assay, break down, break up, carve, cleave, cut, decompose, dichotomize, disjoin, disjoint, dissever, divide, part, penetrate, pierce, probe, reduce, reduce to elements, resolve, segment, separate,… …
22dissect — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. cut up, anatomize; examine, analyze. See disjunction, inquiry, decomposition. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To anatomize] Syn. dismember, quarter, operate, perform an autopsy; see cut 1 , divide 1 . 2.… …
23dissect — dis|sect [dıˈsekt, daı ] v [T] [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: dissectus, from secare to cut ] 1.) to cut up the body of a dead animal or person in order to study it 2.) to examine something carefully in order to understand it ▪ books in which …
24dissect — dis|sect [ dı sekt, daı sekt ] verb transitive 1. ) to cut the body of a dead person or animal into parts in order to examine them 2. ) to think about or discuss the details of something in order to understand it completely ╾ dis|sec|tion [ dı… …
25dissect — see SECTION …
26dissect — , dissection …
27dissect — dis·sect || dɪ sekt v. cut up in segments for the purpose of analysis (i.e. a body, plant, etc.); examine carefully …
28dissect — v. a. 1. Anatomize, cut in pieces. 2. Analyze, scrutinize, sift, examine, investigate, explore, lay open …
29dissect — verb (T) 1 to cut up the body of a dead person or animal in order to study it 2 to examine something in great detail so that you discover its faults or understand it better …
30dissect — verb 1) the body was dissected Syn: anatomize, cut up/open, dismember; vivisect 2) the text of the gospels was dissected Syn: analyze, examine, study, scrutinize, pore over, investigate, go over with a fine tooth co …
