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dis·sect
(dĭ-sĕkt′, dī-, dī′sĕkt′)tr.v. dis·sect·ed, dis·sect·ing, dis·sects
1. To cut apart or separate (tissue), especially for anatomical study.
2. To examine, analyze, or criticize in minute detail: dissected the plan afterward to learn why it had failed.
[Latin dissecāre, dissect-, to cut apart : dis-, dis- + secāre, to cut up; see sek- in Indo-European roots.]
dis·sec′ti·ble adj.
dis·sec′tor n.
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dissect
(dɪˈsɛkt; daɪ-)vb
1. (Zoology) to cut open and examine the structure of (a dead animal or plant)
2. (tr) to examine critically and minutely
[C17: from Latin dissecāre, from dis-1 + secāre to cut]
disˈsectible adj
disˈsection n
disˈsector n
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dis•sect
(dɪˈsɛkt, daɪ-)v.t.
1. to cut apart (an animal body, plant, etc.) to examine the structure and relation of parts.
2. to examine minutely; analyze.
[1600–10; < Latin dissectus, past participle of dissecāre to cut in pieces =dis- dis-1 + secāre to cut]
dis•sec′ti•ble, adj.
dis•sec′tor, n.
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dis·sect
(dĭ-sĕkt′, dī′sĕkt′) To cut apart or separate body tissues or parts for study.
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dissect
Past participle: dissected
Gerund: dissecting
| Imperative |
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| dissect |
| dissect |
| Present |
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| I dissect |
| you dissect |
| he/she/it dissects |
| we dissect |
| you dissect |
| they dissect |
| Preterite |
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| I dissected |
| you dissected |
| he/she/it dissected |
| we dissected |
| you dissected |
| they dissected |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am dissecting |
| you are dissecting |
| he/she/it is dissecting |
| we are dissecting |
| you are dissecting |
| they are dissecting |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have dissected |
| you have dissected |
| he/she/it has dissected |
| we have dissected |
| you have dissected |
| they have dissected |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was dissecting |
| you were dissecting |
| he/she/it was dissecting |
| we were dissecting |
| you were dissecting |
| they were dissecting |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had dissected |
| you had dissected |
| he/she/it had dissected |
| we had dissected |
| you had dissected |
| they had dissected |
| Future |
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| I will dissect |
| you will dissect |
| he/she/it will dissect |
| we will dissect |
| you will dissect |
| they will dissect |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have dissected |
| you will have dissected |
| he/she/it will have dissected |
| we will have dissected |
| you will have dissected |
| they will have dissected |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be dissecting |
| you will be dissecting |
| he/she/it will be dissecting |
| we will be dissecting |
| you will be dissecting |
| they will be dissecting |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been dissecting |
| you have been dissecting |
| he/she/it has been dissecting |
| we have been dissecting |
| you have been dissecting |
| they have been dissecting |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been dissecting |
| you will have been dissecting |
| he/she/it will have been dissecting |
| we will have been dissecting |
| you will have been dissecting |
| they will have been dissecting |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been dissecting |
| you had been dissecting |
| he/she/it had been dissecting |
| we had been dissecting |
| you had been dissecting |
| they had been dissecting |
| Conditional |
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| I would dissect |
| you would dissect |
| he/she/it would dissect |
| we would dissect |
| you would dissect |
| they would dissect |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have dissected |
| you would have dissected |
| he/she/it would have dissected |
| we would have dissected |
| you would have dissected |
| they would have dissected |
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Verb 1. dissect - cut open or cut apart; "dissect the bodies for analysis"
vivisect - cut (a body) open while still alive; "people no longer vivisect animals--it's considered unethical"
anatomise, anatomize - dissect in order to analyze; "anatomize the bodies of the victims of this strange disease"
cut - separate with or as if with an instrument; "Cut the rope"
2. [画像:dissect - make a mathematical, chemical, or grammatical analysis of]dissect - make a mathematical, chemical, or grammatical analysis of; break down into components or essential features; "analyze a specimen"; "analyze a sentence"; "analyze a chemical compound"
parse - analyze syntactically by assigning a constituent structure to (a sentence)
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dissect
verb
2. analyse, study, investigate, research, explore, break down, inspect, scrutinize People want to dissect his work.
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dissect
verbTo separate into parts for study:
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Translations
يُشَرِّحُ جُثَّه
pitvat
dissekere
felboncol
kryfja
perpjautiskrosti
preparētsīki analizēt
przeprowadzić sekcję
pitvať
kesmek parçalamak
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dissect
vt plant → präparieren ; animal → sezieren, präparieren ; (fig) report, theory → sezieren, zergliedern
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dissect
(diˈsekt) verb to cut (eg an animal's body) into parts for (scientific) examination. ontleed, dissekteer يُشَرِّحُ جُثَّه дисектирам dissecar pitvat sezieren dissekere ανατέμνω disecar lahkama کالبد شکافی کردن؛ تشریح کردن leikellä disséquer לְנָתֵח शोध के लिए लाश या पौधों की चीरफाड़ करना rasijecati, secirati felboncol membedah kryfja sezionare 解剖する 해부하다 skrosti, perpjauti preparēt; sīki analizēt bedah ontleden dissekere, analysere, obdusere zrobić sekcję کالبد شکافیکول: ناراض،تشریح کول، dissecar a diseca препарировать pitvať secirati secirati dissekera ชําแหละคน สัตว์หรือพืชเพื่อการศึกษา kesmek, parçalamak 解剖 розтинати, анатомувати ٹکڑے ٹکڑے کرنا mổ xẻ 解剖
disˈsection (-ʃən) noun ontleding تَشْريحُ الجُثَّه дисекция dissecação pitva, pitvání die Sektion dissektion ανατομή disección lahkamine کالبد شکافی؛ تشریح dissektio dissection נִתוּח शोध के लिए लाश या पौधों की चीरफाड़ disekcija (fel)boncolás pembedahan krufning dissezione 解剖 전단, 해부 skrodimas preparēšana; sīka analīze pembedahan ontleding, sectie dissekering, disseksjon, obduksjon sekcja کالبد شکافی کول dissecação disecţie препарирование pitvanie seciranje seciranje dissektion การผ่าเพื่อพิสูจน์ kesme 解剖 розтин, анатомування چیڑ پھاڑ sự mổ xẻ 解剖
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dis·sect
v. disecar, acto de dividir y cortar; hacer una disección.
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