anatomize

a·nat·o·mize

 (ə-năt′ə-mīz′)

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 (something) in minute detail.

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a·nat′o·mi·za′tion (-mĭ-zā′shən) n.

anatomize

(əˈnætəˌmaɪz) or

anatomise

vb (tr)

1. (Anatomy) to dissect (an animal or plant)

2. to examine in minute detail

aˌnatomiˈzation, aˌnatomiˈsation n

aˈnatoˌmizer, aˈnatoˌmiser n

a•nat•o•mize

(əˈnæt əˌmaɪz)

v.t. -mized, -miz•ing.

1. to display the anatomy of; dissect.

2. to examine in great detail; analyze minutely.

[1400–50; late Middle English < Middle French or < Medieval Latin]

a•nat`o•mi•za′tion, n.

anatomize

Past participle: anatomized
Gerund: anatomizing

Imperative

anatomize

anatomize

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"

anatomize

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

anatomize

verb

To separate into parts for study:

analyze, break down, dissect, resolve.

Translations

anatomizzare

anatomize

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

anatomize

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