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- pronunciation:
- daI
sekt
- features:
- Word Parts
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
dissects, dissecting, dissected |
| definition 1: |
to cut open or apart (a plant or animal) in order to examine or perform surgery on it.
- synonyms:
- anatomize
- similar words:
- analyze, dismember, vivisect
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| definition 2: |
to examine minutely; analyze.
We dissected his argument to find its weak points.- synonyms:
- analyze, anatomize, scrutinize
- similar words:
- examine, inspect, pick over, study
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| related words: |
explore, quarter |
| derivations: |
dissectible (adj.), dissector (n.) |
The word dissect
contains the following parts:
dis-
Latin
prefix
that means not; apart; reverse, negate
  More about this word part:
The prefix dis-
occurs in English attached to Latin roots, as in dissent
, but also forms words in English by attaching to verbs (dishearten) and nouns ( disbelief
). dis-
has two other forms, as the "s" sound in dis-
assimilates to the initial sound of the base to which it is attached. See the assimilated forms dif- and di-3.
Example words:
disable, disadvantage, disagree, disagreeable, disappear, disappearance, disappoint, disapprove, disbelief, discard, discomfort, disconnect, discord, discourteous, disgrace, disgust, dishonest, disintegrate, dislike, dislodge, dismantle, disobey, disorder, disown, dispense, displace, display, displease, disposable, disposal, disprove, disqualify, disregard, disrupt, dissect, dissent, dissolve, distort, distrust, disturb
- synonyms:
- de-, un-
sect
Latin
root
that means to cut
Example words:
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