[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

dissect \dissect"\, v. t. imp.  p. p. dissected; p. pr. 
   vb. n. dissecting. l. dissectus, p. p. of dissecare; dis-
   + secare to cut. see section.
   1. anat. to divide into separate parts; to cut in pieces;
      to separate and expose the parts of, as an animal or a
      plant, for examination and to show their structure and
      relations; to anatomize.
      1913 webster

   2. to analyze, for the purposes of science or criticism; to
      divide and examine minutely.
      1913 webster

            this paragraph . . . i have dissected for a sample.
                                                  --atterbury.
      1913 webster
see also:
dissected dissecting section 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

dissect
     v 1: cut open or cut apart; "dissect the bodies for analysis"
     2: make a mathematical, chemical, or grammatical analysis of;
        break down into components or essential features; "analyze
        a specimen"; "analyze a sentence"; "analyze a chemical
        compound" syn: analyze, analyse, break down, take
        apart ant: synthesize
see also:
analyze analyse break down take apart synthesize 

[3] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

28 moby thesaurus words for "dissect":
   analyze, anatomize, assay, break down, break up, carve, cleave,
   cut, decompose, dichotomize, disjoin, disjoint, dissever, divide,
   part, penetrate, pierce, probe, reduce, reduce to elements,
   resolve, segment, separate, sever, slice, split, subdivide,
   sunder

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