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Meaning of 'anatomize' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Anatomize [ v. t.]
- 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.
- To discriminate minutely or carefully; to analyze.

Meaning of 'anatomize' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . anatomize [ v]
Meaning (1):
- dissect in order to analyze
Example in sentence:
  • anatomize the bodies of the victims of this strange disease
Meaning (2):
- analyze down to the smallest detail
Example in sentence:
  • This writer anatomized the depth of human behavior

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