dissect Synonyms

dissect Meaning

Wordnet

dissect (v)

cut open or cut apart

make a mathematical, chemical, or grammatical analysis of; break down into components or essential features

Webster

dissect (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.

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

dissect Sentence Examples

  1. The forensic scientist carefully dissected the murder victim's body in order to determine the cause of death.
  2. The archeologist painstakingly dissected the ancient ruins in search of artifacts.
  3. The biologist dissected the frog in order to study its internal organs.
  4. The surgeon dissected the patient's abdomen in order to remove a cancerous tumor.
  5. The hunter dissected the deer he had shot in order to butcher it for meat.
  6. The chef dissected the chicken in order to cook it for dinner.
  7. The fisherman dissected the fish he had caught in order to remove the bones.
  8. The gardener dissected the flowers in order to arrange them in a bouquet.
  9. The artist dissected the scene in order to paint it accurately.
  10. The writer dissected the plot in order to understand its structure.

FAQs About the word dissect

cut open or cut apart, make a mathematical, chemical, or grammatical analysis of; break down into components or essential featuresTo divide into separate parts;

analyze, examine, evaluate, anatomize, diagnose, deconstruct, divide, cut,assess, investigate

aggregate,integrate, integrate, assimilate, consolidate, unify, coalesce, synthesize, synthesize, unify

The forensic scientist carefully dissected the murder victim's body in order to determine the cause of death.

The archeologist painstakingly dissected the ancient ruins in search of artifacts.

The biologist dissected the frog in order to study its internal organs.

The surgeon dissected the patient's abdomen in order to remove a cancerous tumor.