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dis·sect
 dissect
- pronunciation:
- daI
sekt
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
dissected, dissecting, dissects |
| definition 1: |
to cut open or apart (a plant or animal) in order to examine or perform surgery on it.
- synonyms:
- anatomize
- similar words:
- analyze, dismember, vivisect
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| definition 2: |
to examine minutely; analyze.
We dissected his argument to find its weak points.- synonyms:
- analyze, anatomize, scrutinize
- similar words:
- examine, inspect, pick over, study
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| related words: |
explore, quarter |
| derivations: |
dissectible (adj.), dissector (n.) |
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