dissect — [v1] cut up; take apart anatomize, break up, cut, dichotomize, disjoin, disjoint, dislimb, dismember, dissever, divide, exscind, exsect, lay open, operate, part, prosect, quarter, section, sever, slice, sunder; concepts 98,176 Ant. connect, join … New thesaurus
dissect — index analyze, canvass, dichotomize, disjoint, examine (study), investigate, partition, probe … Law dictionary
dissect — c.1600, from L. dissectus, pp. of dissecare to cut to pieces (see DISSECTION (Cf. dissection)). Or perhaps a back formation from dissection. Related: Dissected; dissecting … Etymology dictionary
dissect — *analyze, break down, resolve Analogous words: *scrutinize, examine, inspect: pierce, penetrate, probe (see ENTER) … New Dictionary of Synonyms
dissect — means ‘to cut into pieces’, not ‘to cut into two’; in other words, it is formed on the prefix dis , not di . The pronunciation is therefore di sekt, not diy sekt, although the second is often heard, probably under the influence of bisect … Modern English usage
dissect — ► VERB 1) methodically cut up (a body, part, or plant) in order to study its internal parts. 2) analyse in great detail. 3) (dissected) technical divided into separate parts. DERIVATIVES dissection noun dissector noun … English terms dictionary
dissect — [di sekt′; ] also [dī sekt′, dī′sekt΄] vt. [< L dissectus, pp. of dissecare, to cut apart < dis , apart + secare, to cut: see SAW1] 1. to cut apart piece by piece; separate into parts, as a body for purposes of study; anatomize 2. to… … English World dictionary
Dissect — To cut apart or separate tissue as, for example, for anatomical study or in surgery. An artery is said to dissect when its wall is torn. * * * 1. To cut apart or separate the tissues of the body for study. 2. In an operation, to separate the… … Medical dictionary
dissect — UK [dɪˈsekt] / US / US [daɪˈsekt] verb [transitive] Word forms dissect : present tense I/you/we/they dissect he/she/it dissects present participle dissecting past tense dissected past participle dissected 1) to cut the body of a dead person or… … English dictionary
dissect — verb Etymology: Latin dissectus, past participle of dissecare to cut apart, from dis + secare to cut more at saw Date: 1598 transitive verb 1. to separate into pieces ; expose the several parts of (as an animal) for scientific ex … New Collegiate Dictionary
