anatomize
[verb]
Synonyms: analyze, break down, decompose, decompound, dissect, resolve

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anatomize verb. [ǝ'natǝmʌɪz] Also anatomise. LME.
[French anatomiser or medieval Latin anatomizare: see ANATOMY, -IZE.]
1. verb trans. & intrans. Dissect; cut up (an animal or vegetable body) in order to display the position, structure, and relations of its various parts. LME.

2. verb trans. fig. Reveal in detail; analyse. L16.

3. verb trans. Analyse chemically. E-M17.

■ anatomi'zation noun M17.

■ anatomizer noun M17.

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