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anatomize
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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.
a·nato·mi·zation (-m-zshn) n.
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Verb1.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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