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dissect |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Dissect \Dis*sect"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dissected}; p. pr & vb n. {Dissecting}.] [L. dissectus p. p. of dissecare dis- + secare to cut. See {Section}.] 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: dissect v 1: cut open or cut apart; "dissect the bodies for analysis" 2: make a mathematical, chemical, or grammatical analysis of break down into components or essential features; "analyze a specimen"; "analyze a sentence"; "analyze a chemical compound" [syn: {analyze}, {analyse}, {break down}, {take apart}] [ant: {synthesize}]
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