C1verbscienceacademic
US/dɪˈsekt/
UK/daɪˈsekt/
to cut up a body or plant carefully to study it, or to examine something in great detail
In context
Students dissected a frog in their biology class today.
Critics dissected every line of the president's speech.
The report dissects the causes of the financial crisis.
Words that go with dissect
verb + noun
- dissect a frogWe had to dissect a frog and label its organs.
- dissect a specimenStudents must dissect a specimen and draw what they see.
- dissect every wordFans dissect every word of her songs.
- dissect an argumentThe lawyer dissected the argument point by point.
adverb + verb
- carefully dissectThe author carefully dissects each stage of the plan.
verb + preposition
- dissect in detailThe film is dissected in detail by critics.