English terms dictionary. 2015.
dissect — [v1] cut up; take apart anatomize, break up, cut, dichotomize, disjoin, disjoint, dislimb, dismember, dissever, divide, exscind, exsect, lay open, operate, part, prosect, quarter, section, sever, slice, sunder; concepts 98,176 Ant. connect, join … New thesaurus
Dissect — Dis*sect , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dissected}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dissecting}.] [L. dissectus, p. p. of dissecare; dis + secare to cut. See {Section}.] 1. (Anat.) To divide into separate parts; to cut in pieces; to separate and expose the parts of, as … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dissect — index analyze, canvass, dichotomize, disjoint, examine (study), investigate, partition, probe … Law dictionary
dissect — c.1600, from L. dissectus, pp. of dissecare to cut to pieces (see DISSECTION (Cf. dissection)). Or perhaps a back formation from dissection. Related: Dissected; dissecting … Etymology dictionary
dissect — *analyze, break down, resolve Analogous words: *scrutinize, examine, inspect: pierce, penetrate, probe (see ENTER) … New Dictionary of Synonyms
dissect — means ‘to cut into pieces’, not ‘to cut into two’; in other words, it is formed on the prefix dis , not di . The pronunciation is therefore di sekt, not diy sekt, although the second is often heard, probably under the influence of bisect … Modern English usage
dissect — [di sekt′; ] also [dī sekt′, dī′sekt΄] vt. [< L dissectus, pp. of dissecare, to cut apart < dis , apart + secare, to cut: see SAW1] 1. to cut apart piece by piece; separate into parts, as a body for purposes of study; anatomize 2. to… … English World dictionary
Dissect — To cut apart or separate tissue as, for example, for anatomical study or in surgery. An artery is said to dissect when its wall is torn. * * * 1. To cut apart or separate the tissues of the body for study. 2. In an operation, to separate the… … Medical dictionary
dissect — UK [dɪˈsekt] / US / US [daɪˈsekt] verb [transitive] Word forms dissect : present tense I/you/we/they dissect he/she/it dissects present participle dissecting past tense dissected past participle dissected 1) to cut the body of a dead person or… … English dictionary
dissect — verb Etymology: Latin dissectus, past participle of dissecare to cut apart, from dis + secare to cut more at saw Date: 1598 transitive verb 1. to separate into pieces ; expose the several parts of (as an animal) for scientific ex … New Collegiate Dictionary
