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Dissect

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.

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Act 76% connected

That which is done or doing; the exercise of power, or the effect, of which power exerted is the cause; a performance; a deed.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Cut 76% connected

of Cut

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Move 76% connected

To cause to change place or posture in any manner; to set in motion; to carry, convey, draw, or push from one place to another; to impel; to stir; as…

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Manner of action 4

Anatomize 76% connected

To dissect; to cut in pieces, as an animal vegetable body, for the purpose of displaying or examining the structure and use of the several parts.

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Botanize 76% connected

To seek after plants for botanical investigation; to study plants.

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Parse 76% connected

To resolve into its elements, as a sentence, pointing out the several parts of speech, and their relation to each other by government or agreement; t…

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Vivisect 76% connected

To perform vivisection upon; to dissect alive.

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Derivationally related 2

Dissection 74% connected

The act of dissecting an animal or plant; as, dissection of the human body was held sacrilege till the time of Francis I.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Dissection 74% connected

The act of dissecting an animal or plant; as, dissection of the human body was held sacrilege till the time of Francis I.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Synonym 2

Analyse 92% connected

Alt. of Analyser

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Analyze 92% connected

To subject to analysis; to resolve (anything complex) into its elements; to separate into the constituent parts, for the purpose of an examination of…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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