Dissect
Pronunciation: /daɪˈsɛkt/
Dissect (verb)
- carefully cut apart a dead body or plant to study its parts.
- 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