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anatomize

[ uh-nat-uh-mahyz ]
/ əˈnæt əˌmaɪz /
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verb (used with object), a·nat·o·mized, a·nat·o·miz·ing.

to cut apart (an animal or plant) to show or examine the position, structure, and relation of the parts; display the anatomy of; dissect.
to examine in great detail; analyze minutely: The couple anatomized their new neighbor.

RELATED WORDS

evaluate, dissect, inspect, scrutinize, investigate, examine

Nearby words

anatomical snuffbox, anatomical sphincter, anatomical wart, anatomically correct, anatomist, anatomize, anatomy, anatomy of melancholy, the, anatoxin, anatricrotism, anatropia
Also especially British, a·nat·o·mise.

Origin of anatomize

1400–50; late Middle English < Middle French anatomiser or < Medieval Latin anatomizāre. See anatomy, -ize

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British Dictionary definitions for anatomize

anatomize

anatomise

/ (əˈnætəˌmaɪz) /

verb (tr)

to dissect (an animal or plant)
to examine in minute detail

Derived Forms

anatomization or anatomisation, nounanatomizer or anatomiser, noun
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Medicine definitions for anatomize

anatomize

[ ə-năt′ə-mīz′ ]

v.

To dissect an animal or other organism to study the structure and relation of the parts.
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