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dissect

verb
/dɪˈsɛkt/

Meaning

to cut apart an animal, plant, or other organism to study its internal parts; to analyze something in detail

Example Sentences

In biology class, students had to dissect a frog to learn about its anatomy.

Example Expressions

dissect an argument

Synonyms

analyze, examine, cut, study, scrutinize

Antonyms

assemble, combine, integrate

Collocations

dissect a frog, dissect the problem, dissect an argument, dissect a text

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to completely surround or cover something or someone
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