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  1. 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. Source: opted
  2. 2. v. t. To analyze, for the purposes of science or criticism; to divide and examine minutely. Source: opted
  3. 3. v. cut open or cut apart Source: wordnet
  4. 4. v. make a mathematical, chemical, or grammatical analysis of; break down into components or essential features Source: wordnet
  5. 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. Source: webster
  6. 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. Source: adambom
  7. 7. v:100 v. cut open or cut apart Source: ecdict

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