dissect
verb (used with object)
to cut apart (an animal body, plant, etc.) to examine the structure, relation of parts, or the like.
have dissected
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present perfectof dissect.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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It didn’t seem to matter to Blake that opponents have dissected and shredded that system on a disturbingly regular basis, or that coach Todd McLellan hasn’t made effective counter-adjustments.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 18, 2024
Pundits discussing her legacy have dissected the subject at length.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2022
If you’ve been to a science museum, you may have dissected one of the products of these digestive outbursts, known as owl pellets.
From New York Times ● Feb. 7, 2022
Since then, engineers have dissected three of the valves, which helped them figure out what happened.
From The Verge ● Oct. 19, 2021
It had been a queer little episode, and had I been in my usual clue-hunting humour I should no doubt have dissected it carefully—and then abused myself for being a fanciful fool.
From The Man from the Clouds by J. Storer (Joseph Storer) Clouston
