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   Dis·sect

   /dəˈsek(t)/

   

   verb

   • 1. methodically cut up (a body, part, or plant) in order to study its internal parts: "an animal's eye can be easily dissected" Similar anatomizecut upcut/lay opendismembervivisect
   • ▪ analyze (something) in minute detail: "novels that dissect our obsession with cities and urban angst" Similar analyzeexaminestudyinspectscrutinizeprobeexplorepore overinvestigatesiftdelve intogo over with a fine-tooth combbreak downtake apartdeconstruct

   Word Origin late 16th century: from Latin dissect- ‘cut up’, from the verb dissecare, from dis- ‘apart’ + secare ‘to cut’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. dissector noun

   Scrabble Points: 10

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