Dissect

Pronunciation: /daɪˈsɛkt/

Dissect (verb)

  1. carefully cut apart a dead body or plant to study its parts.
  2. examine something closely to understand its parts or meaning.

Examples

  • Students dissect frogs to learn about anatomy.
  • The biologist dissected the specimen carefully.

Common collocations: dissect a frog, dissect a specimen, dissect an argument, dissect a theory, dissect a problem

Synonyms of Dissect

Formal

Neutral

Antonyms of Dissect

  • putting parts together
  • bringing together into a whole