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verb (used with object), -mized, -miz·ing.
1.
to cut apart (an animal or plant) to show or examine the position, structure, and relation of the parts; display the anatomy of; dissect.
2.
to examine in great detail; analyze minutely: The couple anatomized their new neighbor.
Also, especially British, a·nat·o·mise.
Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English < Middle French anatomiser or < Medieval Latin anatomizāre. See anatomy, -ize
1400–50; late Middle English < Middle French anatomiser or < Medieval Latin anatomizāre. See anatomy, -ize
Related forms
a·nat·o·miz·a·ble, adjective
a·nat·o·mi·za·tion, noun
a·nat·o·miz·er, noun
un·a·nat·o·miz·a·ble, adjective
un·a·nat·o·mized, adjective
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anatomize a·nat·o·mize (ə-nāt'ə-mīz')
v. a·nat·o·mized, a·nat·o·miz·ing, a·nat·o·miz·es
To dissect an animal or other organism to study the structure and relation of the parts.
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