1. to cut apart (a dead body or plant) in order to study its structure
Usage: medical; scientific
2. to examine or analyze something carefully and in detail

Examples

• Students will dissect a frog in biology class.
• The medical examiner dissected the body to determine the cause of death.
• Botanists dissect flowers to study their reproductive parts.
• The critic dissected the novel chapter by chapter.
• Let’s dissect this problem and find the root cause.
• The lawyer dissected the witness’s testimony for inconsistencies.
• She dissected his argument point by point.