dissect

Dissect is defined as to cut apart piece by piece, or to closely examine.

(verb)

An example of dissect is to cut open a dead squid and examine its insides.

See dissect in Webster's New World College Dictionary

transitive verb

to cut apart piece by piece; separate into parts, as a body for purposes of study; anatomize
to examine or analyze closely

Origin: < L dissectus, pp. of dissecare, to cut apart < dis-, apart + secare, to cut: see saw

See dissect in American Heritage Dictionary 4

transitive verb dis·sect·ed, dis·sect·ing, dis·sects

To cut apart or separate (tissue), especially for anatomical study.
To examine, analyze, or criticize in minute detail: dissected the plan afterward to learn why it had failed. See Synonyms at analyze.

Origin:

Origin: Latin dissecāre, dissect-, to cut apart

Origin: : dis-, dis-

Origin: + secāre, to cut up; see sek- in Indo-European roots

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