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anatomize
(redirected from anatomizing)

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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.

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
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.anatomize - dissect in order to analyzeanatomize - dissect in order to analyze; "anatomize the bodies of the victims of this strange disease"
dissect - cut open or cut apart; "dissect the bodies for analysis"
2.anatomize - analyze down to the smallest detailanatomize - 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"

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


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With the stated aim "not to succumb to a kind of recognizable belief system" as he looks "for a way in anatomizing [his] time," Hiorns has summoned signifiers of reckless potency, pleasure, and cleansing associated with masculinity--pumped up (steroids), partied-out (amyl nitrate), spent (sperm), and occupied with attempting to dispose of the traces of its actions (Dettol).
In rehearsing the relation between part and whole, in partially anatomizing the mechanisms and processes that produce and maintain structure--the girders, frames, wiring, custom parts, mise-en-place, organized and generously-equipped work spaces--the spectacle of work is ultimately about a continuous ritual reaffirmation of structure and category.
It's too bad that the Times couldn't have at least acknowledged some of this Timesman's work in its anatomizing last week.
 
 
 
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