dissect
English Thesaurus
1. make a mathematical, chemical, or grammatical analysis of; break down into components or essential features (verb.cognition)
| hyponym | : | parse, |
| definition | : | analyze syntactically by assigning a constituent structure to (a sentence) (verb.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | botanise, botanize, |
| definition | : | collect and study plants (verb.cognition) |
2. cut open or cut apart (verb.contact)
| hypernym | : | cut, |
| definition | : | separate with or as if with an instrument (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | vivisect, |
| definition | : | cut (a body) open while still alive (verb.contact) |
3. make a mathematical, chemical, or grammatical analysis of; break down into components or essential features (verb.cognition)
| antonym | : | synthesise, synthesize, |
| definition | : | combine so as to form a more complex, product (verb.cognition) |
| derivation | : | dissection, |
| definition | : | detailed critical analysis or examination one part at a time (as of a literary work) (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | analyser, analyzer, |
| definition | : | an instrument that performs analyses (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | breakdown, partitioning, |
| definition | : | an analysis into mutually exclusive categories (noun.cognition) |
| derivation | : | dissection, |
| definition | : | a minute and critical analysis (noun.cognition) |
| derivation | : | analyst, |
| definition | : | someone who is skilled at analyzing data (noun.person) |
4. cut open or cut apart (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | dissection, |
| definition | : | cutting so as to separate into pieces (noun.act) |
5. make a mathematical, chemical, or grammatical analysis of; break down into components or essential features (verb.cognition)
| antonym | : | synthesise, synthesize, |
| definition | : | combine so as to form a more complex, product (verb.cognition) |
| derivation | : | dissection, |
| definition | : | detailed critical analysis or examination one part at a time (as of a literary work) (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | analyser, analyzer, |
| definition | : | an instrument that performs analyses (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | breakdown, partitioning, |
| definition | : | an analysis into mutually exclusive categories (noun.cognition) |
| derivation | : | dissection, |
| definition | : | a minute and critical analysis (noun.cognition) |
| derivation | : | analyst, |
| definition | : | someone who is skilled at analyzing data (noun.person) |
6. cut open or cut apart (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | dissection, |
| definition | : | cutting so as to separate into pieces (noun.act) |
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