dissectverb [ T ]
uk/daɪˈsekt//dɪˈsekt/us/daɪˈsekt//dɪˈsekt/to cut open something, especially a dead body or a plant, and study its structure:
In biology classes we used to dissect rats.
to examine or consider something in detail:
He's the kind of person who watches a movie and then dissects it for hours.
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