Synonyms

anatomize

American

[uh-nat-uh-mahyz] / əˈnæt əˌmaɪz /

especially British, anatomise

verb (used with object)

anatomized, anatomizing

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.

anatomize British

/ əˈnætəˌmaɪz /

verb

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

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Etymology

Origin of anatomize

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

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