anatomize
(verb) analyze down to the smallest detail; “This writer anatomized the depth of human behavior”
anatomize, anatomise
(verb) dissect in order to analyze; “anatomize the bodies of the victims of this strange disease”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
anatomize (third-person singular simple present anatomizes, present participle anatomizing, simple past and past participle anatomized)
(transitive) To inspect or investigate by dissection.
(transitive) To scrutinize down to the most minute detail.
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Source: Wiktionary
A*nat"o*mize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Anatomized; p. pr. & vb. n. Anatomizing.] Etym: [Cf. F. anatomiser.]
1. To dissect; to cut in pieces, as an animal vegetable body, for the purpose of displaying or examining the structure and use of the several parts.
2. To discriminate minutely or carefully; to analyze. If we anatomize all other reasonings of this nature, we shall find that they are founded on the relation of cause and effect. Hume.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
26 June 2025
(adverb) in a dispirited manner without hope; “the first Mozartian opera to be subjected to this curious treatment ran dispiritedly for five performances”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
