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a⋅nat⋅o⋅mize

  [uh-nat-uh-mahyz]
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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 ME < MF anatomiser or < ML 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
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a·nat·o·mize   (ə-nāt'ə-mīz')   
tr.v.   a·nat·o·mized, a·nat·o·miz·ing, a·nat·o·miz·es

  1. To dissect (an animal or other organism) to study the structure and relation of the parts.

  2. To analyze in minute detail: "Pynchon is the devil who went beyond the grave to anatomize the remains of the modern soul" (Josephine Hendin). See Synonyms at analyze.

a·nat'o·mi·za'tion (-mĭ-zā'shən) n.
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Main Entry: anat·o·mize
Variant: or British anat·o·mise /-"mIz/
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: -mized or British -mised; -miz·ing or British -mis·ing
: to cut in pieces in order to display or examine the structure and use of the parts : DISSECT
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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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