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dissect

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dissect

(verb)

Meaning

to carefully cut apart to study

Example

"In science class, we dissect a frog to learn about its organs."

Synonyms

analyseexamineinspect

More about this word

Word origin
From Latin dissectus, meaning to cut apart.
Related word forms
  • noun: dissection

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