dissect
To study an animal's anatomy by cutting it apartTo study an animal's anatomy by cutting it apart; to perform a necropsy or an autopsy.
» Have you ever dissected a frog?
Hast du schon einmal einen Frosch seziert?
Meaning
6 senses(transitive)To study an animal's anatomy by cutting it apart; to perform a necropsy or an autopsy.
sezieren
анатомироватьanatomirovatʹ, вскрыва́тьvskryvátʹ, препарироватьpreparirovatʹ
(transitive)To study a plant's or other organism's anatomy similarly.
(figuratively, transitive)To analyze an idea in detail by delineating between its parts.
zerlegen, analysieren
анализи́роватьanalizírovatʹ, проводи́ть ана́лизprovodítʹ análiz, разбира́ть критическиrazbirátʹ kritičeski
(derogatory, figuratively, transitive)To decontextualize an idea, especially through overanalysis by delineating between its parts too strongly based on style, usually involving pedantry, at the expense of substance.
(transitive)To separate muscles, organs, etc. without cutting into them or disrupting their architecture.
Now dissect the triceps away from its attachment on the humerus.
(transitive)Of an infection or foreign material, following the fascia separating muscles or other organs.
- cut open or cut apart
- make a mathematical, chemical, or grammatical analysis of; break down into components or essential features
Examples
32 sentencesHave you ever dissected a frog?
deHast du schon einmal einen Frosch seziert?
We dissected frogs in our biology class today.
We dissected a frog to examine its internal organs.
ruМы расчленили лягушку, чтобы исследовать её внутренние органы.
I've never dissected a frog before.
In fourth grade we dissected crayfish.
deIn der vierten Klasse haben wir Langusten seziert.
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 2
Origin
Borrowed from Latin dissectus past participle of dissecare (“to cut asunder, cut up”), froBorrowed from Latin dissectus past participle of dissecare (“to cut asunder, cut up”), from dis- (“asunder”) + secare (“to cut”); see section.
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Forms
dissects, dissecting, dissected, dissectedSynonyms
5 synonyms- make a mathematical, chemical, or grammatical analysis of; break down into components or essential features:analyzeanalysebreak downtake apart
Word family
19 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle