anatomize
/əˈnætəmaɪz/
verb
- To cut apart a body or plant in order to study its structure; to dissect.
- In biology class, we learned how to anatomize a frog to see its organs.
- The botanist carefully anatomized the flower to examine its reproductive parts.
- The medical student spent hours learning to anatomize a human cadaver.
- To analyze something in great detail, breaking it down into its parts.
- The journalist's article anatomized the political scandal with surgical precision.
- She could anatomize a business problem into its core components within minutes.
- The critic proceeded to anatomize the film, pointing out every flaw in the plot.
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