dissect
1dissect — [v1] cut up; take apart anatomize, break up, cut, dichotomize, disjoin, disjoint, dislimb, dismember, dissever, divide, exscind, exsect, lay open, operate, part, prosect, quarter, section, sever, slice, sunder; concepts 98,176 Ant. connect, join …
2Dissect — Dis*sect , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dissected}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dissecting}.] [L. dissectus, p. p. of dissecare; dis + secare to cut. See {Section}.] 1. (Anat.) To divide into separate parts; to cut in pieces; to separate and expose the parts of, as …
3dissect — index analyze, canvass, dichotomize, disjoint, examine (study), investigate, partition, probe …
4dissect — c.1600, from L. dissectus, pp. of dissecare to cut to pieces (see DISSECTION (Cf. dissection)). Or perhaps a back formation from dissection. Related: Dissected; dissecting …
5dissect — *analyze, break down, resolve Analogous words: *scrutinize, examine, inspect: pierce, penetrate, probe (see ENTER) …
6dissect — means ‘to cut into pieces’, not ‘to cut into two’; in other words, it is formed on the prefix dis , not di . The pronunciation is therefore di sekt, not diy sekt, although the second is often heard, probably under the influence of bisect …
7dissect — ► VERB 1) methodically cut up (a body, part, or plant) in order to study its internal parts. 2) analyse in great detail. 3) (dissected) technical divided into separate parts. DERIVATIVES dissection noun dissector noun …
8dissect — [di sekt′; ] also [dī sekt′, dī′sekt΄] vt. [< L dissectus, pp. of dissecare, to cut apart < dis , apart + secare, to cut: see SAW1] 1. to cut apart piece by piece; separate into parts, as a body for purposes of study; anatomize 2. to… …
9Dissect — To cut apart or separate tissue as, for example, for anatomical study or in surgery. An artery is said to dissect when its wall is torn. * * * 1. To cut apart or separate the tissues of the body for study. 2. In an operation, to separate the… …
10dissect — UK [dɪˈsekt] / US / US [daɪˈsekt] verb [transitive] Word forms dissect : present tense I/you/we/they dissect he/she/it dissects present participle dissecting past tense dissected past participle dissected 1) to cut the body of a dead person or… …
