Thesaurus: dissect

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1. v. t. To divide into separate parts; to cut in pieces; to separate and expose the parts of, as an animal or a plant, for examination and to show their structure and relations; to anatomize.
2. v. t. To analyze, for the purposes of science or criticism; to divide and examine minutely.
3. v. cut open or cut apart
4. v. make a mathematical, chemical, or grammatical analysis of; break down into components or essential features
5. 1. (Anat.) To divide into separate parts; to cut in pieces; to separate and expose the parts of, as an animal or a plant, for examination and to show their structure and relations; to anatomize. 2. To analyze, for the purposes of science or criticism; to divide and examine minutely. This paragraph . . . I have dissected for a sample. Atterbury.
6. To divide into separate parts; to cut in pieces; to separateand expose the parts of, as an animal or a plant, for examination andto show their structure and relations; to anatomize.
7. v:100 v. cut open or cut apart