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dis·sect
(dĭ-sĕkt′, dī-, dī′sĕkt′)tr.v. dis·sect·ed, dis·sect·ing, dis·sects
1. To cut apart or separate (tissue), especially for anatomical study.
2. To examine, analyze, or criticize in minute detail: dissected the plan afterward to learn why it had failed.
[Latin dissecāre, dissect-, to cut apart : dis-, dis- + secāre, to cut up; see sek- in Indo-European roots.]
dis·sec′ti·ble adj.
dis·sec′tor n.
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dissect
(dɪˈsɛkt; daɪ-)vb
1. (Zoology) to cut open and examine the structure of (a dead animal or plant)
2. (tr) to examine critically and minutely
[C17: from Latin dissecāre, from dis-1 + secāre to cut]
disˈsectible adj
disˈsection n
disˈsector n
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dis•sect
(dɪˈsɛkt, daɪ-)v.t.
1. to cut apart (an animal body, plant, etc.) to examine the structure and relation of parts.
2. to examine minutely; analyze.
[1600–10; < Latin dissectus, past participle of dissecāre to cut in pieces =dis- dis-1 + secāre to cut]
dis•sec′ti•ble, adj.
dis•sec′tor, n.
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dis·sect
(dĭ-sĕkt′, dī′sĕkt′) To cut apart or separate body tissues or parts for study.
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dissect
Past participle: dissected
Gerund: dissecting
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Verb | 1. | dissect - cut open or cut apart; "dissect the bodies for analysis" vivisect - cut (a body) open while still alive; "people no longer vivisect animals--it's considered unethical" anatomise, anatomize - dissect in order to analyze; "anatomize the bodies of the victims of this strange disease" cut - separate with or as if with an instrument; "Cut the rope" |
2. | ![]() parse - analyze syntactically by assigning a constituent structure to (a sentence) |
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dissect
verb
2. analyse, study, investigate, research, explore, break down, inspect, scrutinize People want to dissect his work.
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dissect
verbTo separate into parts for study:
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Translations
يُشَرِّحُ جُثَّه
pitvat
dissekere
felboncol
kryfja
perpjautiskrosti
preparētsīki analizēt
przeprowadzić sekcję
pitvať
kesmekparçalamak
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dissect
vt plant → präparieren; animal → sezieren, präparieren; (fig) report, theory → sezieren, zergliedern
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dissect
(diˈsekt) verb to cut (eg an animal's body) into parts for (scientific) examination.
disˈsection (-ʃən) nounKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
dis·sect
v. disecar, acto de dividir y cortar; hacer una disección.
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