dissect
- to cut apart (an animal body, plant, etc.) to examine the structure, relation of parts, or the like.
- to examine minutely part by part; analyze: to dissect an idea.
Origin of dissect
Synonyms for dissect
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explore, scrutinize, inspect, examine, investigate, anatomize, slice, divide, section, disjoin, dismember, cut, quarter, part, sunder, disjoint, operate, sever, dissever, dichotomizeExamples from the Web for dissect
Contemporary Examples of dissect
Right now, each staff researcher is able to dissect 160 mosquitoes an hour.
Joe Weisberg and Joel Fields dissect the second-season premiere of the best spy show on TV.
The exhibition goes on to dissect the recognizable aesthetic of paparazzi photos.
We dissect the most insane accusations, from a cell phone lost at a crack den to a hint of heroin.
They call forth our most conflicted response, the better for Mooallem to display and dissect.
Historical Examples of dissect
The sensation astonished him so much that he lacked the courage to dissect it.
The Incomplete AmoristE. Nesbit
"Got the sack, I suppose," he said, and began to dissect a chicken.
People of PositionStanley Portal Hyatt
I'm going to take up every statement he made tonight and dissect it—every point.
The Winning ClueJames Hay, Jr.
Were you to dissect him, and inspect his stomach, you would find no milk there.
The Western WorldW.H.G. Kingston
“Dissect him,” said Dyke, who was on his knees with his sharp sheath-knife in his hand.
Diamond DykeGeorge Manville Fenn
dissect
- to cut open and examine the structure of (a dead animal or plant)
- (tr) to examine critically and minutely
Word Origin for dissect
Word Origin and History for dissect
c.1600, from Latin dissectus, past participle of dissecare "to cut to pieces" (see dissection). Or perhaps a back-formation from dissection. Related: Dissected; dissecting.
dissect
(dĭ-sĕkt′, dī-, dī′sĕkt′)- To cut apart or separate tissue, especially for anatomical study.
- In surgery, to separate different anatomical structures along natural lines by dividing the connective tissue framework.
dissect
- To cut apart or separate body tissues or organs, especially for anatomical study.
- In surgery, to separate different anatomical structures along natural lines by dividing the connective tissue framework.