dissect C1 Topic:Mind & Cognition US /dɪˈsɛkt/ UK /dɪˈsɛkt/ See IPA manual Freq #23087 Meanings 1 verb To cut open a body to study its internal parts. She was the first in her class to properly dissect the sheep's heart. 2 verb To examine an idea or topic in close detail. The critics spent hours dissecting every line of the new novel. Thesaurus Synonyms 2 verb · to examine an idea or topic... break down Word family Forms dissecteddissectingdissects Derived forms cryodissectdissectabilitydissectabledissecterdissectivedissectorequidissectablehydrodissectimmunodissectmacrodissectedmicrodissectmicrodissected Related forms dissection Etymology AI details Borrowed from Latin dissectus past participle of dissecare (“to cut asunder, cut up”), from dis- (“asunder”) + secare (“to cut”); see section. *sek- Proto-Indo-European View etymology graph -> Topics Mind & Cognition External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # dissect **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /dɪˈsɛkt/ **IPA (UK):** /dɪˈsɛkt/ **Frequency rank:** 23087 ## Meanings 1. To cut open a body to study its internal parts. 2. To examine an idea or topic in close detail. ## Examples - She was the first in her class to properly dissect the sheep's heart. - The critics spent hours dissecting every line of the new novel. ## Derived Forms - cryodissect - dissectability - dissectable - dissecter - dissective - dissector - equidissectable - hydrodissect - immunodissect - macrodissected - microdissect - microdissected ## Related Forms - dissection ## Roots and Affixes - Root: *sek- ## Etymology Borrowed from Latin dissectus past participle of dissecare (“to cut asunder, cut up”), from dis- (“asunder”) + secare (“to cut”); see section. ## AI Etymology Dissect is borrowed from Latin dissectus past participle of dissecare (“to cut asunder, cut up”), from dis- (“asunder”) + secare (“to cut”); see section. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern verbal form is built from the named base and affix. In present-day use, it can mean to cut open a body to study its internal parts, or to examine an idea or topic in close detail. Related forms include dissection. Derived formations include cryodissect, dissectability, dissectable, dissecter, dissective. ## Topics - Mind & Cognition markdown