'Dissect' definitions:
Definition of 'dissect'
From: WordNet
verb
Cut open or cut apart; "dissect the bodies for analysis"
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" [syn: analyze, analyse, break down, dissect, take apart] [ant: synthesise, synthesize]
Definition of 'Dissect'
From: GCIDE
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To analyze, for the purposes of science or criticism; to divide and examine minutely. [1913 Webster]
- This paragraph . . . I have dissected for a sample. --Atterbury. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'dissect'
From: Moby Thesaurus