anatomizing

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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

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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

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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"

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

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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).

Roger Hiorns: Marc Foxx by Hainley, Bruce / Artforum International

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.

Working gender/fading taxonomies by Roof, Judith / Genders

It's too bad that the Times couldn't have at least acknowledged some of this Timesman's work in its anatomizing last week.

The Two Narratives About the Israel Lobby: Will They Ever Meet? by Observer Staff / The New York Observer

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