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dis⋅sect
[di-sekt, dahy-]
–verb (used with object)
| 1. | to cut apart (an animal body, plant, etc.) to examine the structure, relation of parts, or the like. |
| 2. | to examine minutely part by part; analyze: to dissect an idea. |
Origin:
1600–10; < L dissectus (ptp. of dissecāre to cut up), equiv. to dis- dis- 1 + sec- cut + -tus ptp. suffix
1600–10; < L dissectus (ptp. of dissecāre to cut up), equiv. to dis- dis- 1 + sec- cut + -tus ptp. suffix

Related forms:
dis⋅sec⋅ti⋅ble, adjective
dis⋅sec⋅tor, noun
Synonyms:
1, 2. anatomize.
1, 2. anatomize.
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dis·sect (dĭ-sěkt', dī-, dī'sěkt') tr.v. dis·sect·ed, dis·sect·ing, dis·sects
[Latin dissecāre, dissect-, to cut apart : dis-, dis- + secāre, to cut up; see sek- in Indo-European roots.] dis·sec'ti·ble adj., dis·sec'tor n. |
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Dissected
Dis*sect"ed\, a. 1. Cut into several parts; divided into sections; as, a dissected map. 2. (Bot.) Cut deeply into many lobes or divisions; as, a dissected leaf.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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dissect (dĭ-sěkt', dī'sěkt') Pronunciation Key
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