ANATOMIZE

anatomize

(verb) analyze down to the smallest detail; ā€œThis writer anatomized the depth of human behaviorā€

anatomize, anatomise

(verb) dissect in order to analyze; ā€œanatomize the bodies of the victims of this strange diseaseā€

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Verb

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.

Anagrams

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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



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23 November 2024

THEORETICAL

(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; ā€œtheoretical scienceā€


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