Antonyms for dissect

Grammar : Verb

Spell : dih-sekt, dahy-

Phonetic Transcription : dɪˈsɛkt, daɪ-

Definition of dissect

Origin : c.1600, from Latin dissectus, past participle of dissecare "to cut to pieces" (see dissection). Or perhaps a back-formation from dissection. Related: Dissected; dissecting.

verb cut up; take apart
verb analyze

Example sentences :

The sensation astonished him so much that he lacked the courage to dissect it.
Extract from : « The Incomplete Amorist » by E. Nesbit

"Got the sack, I suppose," he said, and began to dissect a chicken.
Extract from : « People of Position » by Stanley Portal Hyatt

I'm going to take up every statement he made tonight and dissect it—every point.
Extract from : « The Winning Clue » by James Hay, Jr.

Were you to dissect him, and inspect his stomach, you would find no milk there.
Extract from : « The Western World » by W.H.G. Kingston

“Dissect him,” said Dyke, who was on his knees with his sharp sheath-knife in his hand.
Extract from : « Diamond Dyke » by George Manville Fenn

And why does metaphysic make no attempt to dissect this fact?
Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, No. 382, October 1847 » by Various

Dissect him how I may, then, I but go skin deep; I know him not, and never will.
Extract from : « Moby Dick; or The Whale » by Herman Melville

In July, the season for the wedding-dress, let us dissect him under water.
Extract from : « The Glow-Worm and Other Beetles » by Jean Henri Fabre

Let us dissect the caterpillar and apply the lens to its mosaic.
Extract from : « The Glow-Worm and Other Beetles » by Jean Henri Fabre

With these precautionary hints in mind, we will now proceed to dissect a bird.
Extract from : « Practical Taxidermy » by Montagu Browne

Synonyms for dissect

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