dissect

• Verbe utilisé pour désigner l'action de couper ou de séparer quelque chose en parties afin de l'étudier ou de l'analyser, notamment en biologie ; par extension, analyser ou examiner en détail.

A verb used to indicate the act of cutting apart or separating something into parts for examination or analysis.

1. Cut apart for examinationB2formalscientific

   To cut open a dead animal or plant in order to study its internal structure.

   Disséquer

   • The biology students dissected a frog in class.
   • The surgeon dissected the tissue carefully to examine the tumor.
   • Scientists dissect specimens to understand their anatomy.

   Synonymesanatomizedisembowelopen up

2. Analyze in detailB2formal

   To examine or analyze something very carefully and thoroughly.

   analyser en détail

   • The critics dissected the film's plot and characters.
   • The committee dissected the proposal clause by clause.
   • She dissected the argument to find its logical flaws.

   Synonymesanalyzeappraisebreak downdeconstructexamineinspectinvestigateprobescrutinizestudy

   Antonymesoverviewunify