dissect

[Dis*sect·]

To analyze, for the purposes of science or criticism; to divide and examine minutely.

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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.

Verb
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"

Verb
cut open or cut apart; "dissect the bodies for analysis"

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.

v. t.
To analyze, for the purposes of science or criticism; to divide and examine minutely.

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. 2. To analyze, for the purposes of science or criticism; to divide and examine minutely.

This paragraph . . . I have dissected for a sample.

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.

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Usage Examples

The failure to dissect the cause of war leaves us open for the next installment.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

I don't really dissect comedy. Nothing kills off humor more than overanalyzing it.