dissect

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /dɪˈsɛkt/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /dɪˈsɛkt/ or /daɪˈsɛkt/

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Verb

Plain form dissect

Third-person singular dissects

Past tense dissected

Past participle dissected

Present participle dissecting

1. (transitive) If you dissect something or someone, you cut it apart to study its anatomy or to perform an autopsy.

Related words

• dissection