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Dissect Common

Dissect has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Verb

Definitions
Verb
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"

3

To study an animal's anatomy by cutting it apart; to perform a necropsy or an autopsy.

Example Sentences
"dissect the bodies for analysis" verb
"analyze a specimen" verb
"analyze a sentence" verb
"analyze a chemical compound" verb
Related Terms
Antonyms
synthesise
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
cut
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
vivisect anatomize parse botanize
Rhyming Words
ect dect fect tect lect hect sect exect elect spect eject object inject adject advect expect resect adlect detect aspect
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