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anatomize

 
Dictionary: a·nat·o·mize   (ə-năt'ə-mīz') pronunciation
tr.v., -mized, -miz·ing, -miz·es.
  1. To dissect (an animal or other organism) to study the structure and relation of the parts.
  2. To analyze in minute detail: "Pynchon is the devil who went beyond the grave to anatomize the remains of the modern soul" (Josephine Hendin). See synonyms at analyze.
anatomization a·nat'o·mi·za'tion (-mĭ-zā'shən) n.

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verb

    To separate into parts for study: analyze, break down, dissect, resolve. See assemble/disassemble, investigate.

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(ə-năt'ə-mīz')
v., -mized, -miz·ing, -miz·es.

To dissect an animal or other organism to study the structure and relation of the parts.

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The verb has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: dissect in order to analyze
  Synonym: anatomise

Meaning #2: analyze down to the smallest detail


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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - analysere, dissekere

Nederlands (Dutch)
ontleden, nauwkeurig bestuderen

Français (French)
v. tr. - disséquer

Deutsch (German)
v. - sezieren, zergliedern

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - ανατέμνω, αναλύω

Italiano (Italian)
anatomizzare, sezionare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - anatomizar, dissecar

Русский (Russian)
вскрывать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - anatomizar, disecar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - dissekera, undersöka, analysera

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
解剖, 仔细分析

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 解剖, 仔細分析

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 을 해부하다, 상세히 분석하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 解剖する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يشرح, يحلل‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮בחן היטב, ניתח‬


 
 
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