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- pronunciation:
- daI
sekt
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
dissects, dissecting, dissected |
| 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 |
adverb + (v.)dissect
apart, carefully, deeply, finely, freshly, meticulously, neatly
(v.)dissect
+ noun
biology,
body,
brain,
cadaver,
cat,
corpse,
detail,
female,
fiber,
fish,
foliage,
frog,
knife,
lab,
limb,
liver,
media,
muscle,
organ,
phenomenon,
pig,
plane,
plot,
prosecutor,
psyche,
rat,
ravine,
scissors,
specimen,
theater,
tissue,
valley,
vein,
vessel
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| derivations: |
dissectible (adj.), dissector (n.) |
The word dissect
contains the following parts:
dis-
Latin
prefix
that means not; apart; reverse, negate
  More about this word part:
The prefix dis-
occurs in English attached to Latin roots, as in dissent
, but also forms words in English by attaching to verbs ( dishearten
) and nouns ( disbelief
). dis-
has two other forms, as the "s" sound in dis-
assimilates to the initial sound of the base to which it is attached. See the assimilated forms dif- and di-3.
Example words:
disable, disadvantage, disaffect, disagree, disagreeable, disallow, disappear, disappearance, disappoint, disapproval, disapprove, disarm, disarray, disbelief, discard, discolor, discomfort, disconnect, discord, discourteous, disdain, disengage, disgrace, disgust, dishearten, dishonest, disingenuous, disintegrate, disjoin, dislike, dislodge, dismantle, dismissal, disobey, disorder, disorient, disown, disparity, dispense, displace, display, displease, displeasure, disposable, disposal, disprove, disqualify, disregard, disrupt, dissatisfy, dissect, dissent, dissolution, dissolve, dissonant, dissuade, distort, distrust, disturb
- synonyms:
- de-, un-
sect
Latin
root
that means to cut
Example words:
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