Synonyms for dissect
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : dih-sekt, dahy- |
| Phonetic Transcription : dɪˈsɛkt, daɪ- |
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Définition of dissect
Origin :- c.1600, from Latin dissectus, past participle of dissecare "to cut to pieces" (see dissection). Or perhaps a back-formation from dissection. Related: Dissected; dissecting.
- verb cut up; take apart
- verb analyze
- The sensation astonished him so much that he lacked the courage to dissect it.
- Extract from : « The Incomplete Amorist » by E. Nesbit
- "Got the sack, I suppose," he said, and began to dissect a chicken.
- Extract from : « People of Position » by Stanley Portal Hyatt
- I'm going to take up every statement he made tonight and dissect it—every point.
- Extract from : « The Winning Clue » by James Hay, Jr.
- Were you to dissect him, and inspect his stomach, you would find no milk there.
- Extract from : « The Western World » by W.H.G. Kingston
- “Dissect him,” said Dyke, who was on his knees with his sharp sheath-knife in his hand.
- Extract from : « Diamond Dyke » by George Manville Fenn
- And why does metaphysic make no attempt to dissect this fact?
- Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, No. 382, October 1847 » by Various
- Dissect him how I may, then, I but go skin deep; I know him not, and never will.
- Extract from : « Moby Dick; or The Whale » by Herman Melville
- In July, the season for the wedding-dress, let us dissect him under water.
- Extract from : « The Glow-Worm and Other Beetles » by Jean Henri Fabre
- Let us dissect the caterpillar and apply the lens to its mosaic.
- Extract from : « The Glow-Worm and Other Beetles » by Jean Henri Fabre
- With these precautionary hints in mind, we will now proceed to dissect a bird.
- Extract from : « Practical Taxidermy » by Montagu Browne
Antonyms for dissect
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