anatomize (redirected from anatomising)

a·nat·o·mize  (-nt-mz)

tr.v. a·nat·o·mized, a·nat·o·miz·ing, a·nat·o·miz·es

1. To dissect (an animal or other organism) to study the structure and relation of the parts.

2. To analyze in minute detail: "Pynchon is the devil who went beyond the grave to anatomize the remains of the modern soul" (Josephine Hendin). See Synonyms at analyze.

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a·nato·mi·zation (-m-zshn) n.

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anatomize, anatomise [əˈnætəˌmaɪz]

vb (tr)

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) to dissect (an animal or plant)

2. to examine in minute detail

anatomization , anatomisation n

anatomizer , anatomiser n

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	anatomize - dissect in order to analyze; "anatomize the bodies of the victims of this strange disease" anatomise dissect - cut open or cut apart; "dissect the bodies for analysis"
	2.	anatomize - analyze down to the smallest detail; "This writer anatomized the depth of human behavior" analyse, analyze, examine, study, canvass, canvas - consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning; "analyze a sonnet by Shakespeare"; "analyze the evidence in a criminal trial"; "analyze your real motives"

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anatomize

verb examine, study, separate, divide, resolve, break down, analyse, dissolve, dissect, scrutinize a magazine devoted to anatomizing the inadequacies of liberalism

Translations

anatomize [əˈnætəmaɪz] VT (Bio) → anatomizar (fig) → analizar minuciosamente, diseccionar

anatomize [əˈnætəmaɪz] anatomise (British) (formal) vt (= examine in detail) → disséquer