anatomize
a·nat·o·mize
(ə-năt′ə-mīz′)tr.v. a·nat·o·mized, a·nat·o·miz·ing, a·nat·o·miz·es
1. To dissect (an animal or other organism) to study the structure and relation of the parts.
2. To analyze (something) in minute detail.
a·nat′o·mi·za′tion (-mĭ-zā′shən) n.
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anatomize
(əˈnætəˌmaɪz) oranatomise
vb (tr)
1. (Anatomy) to dissect (an animal or plant)
2. to examine in minute detail
aˌnatomiˈzation, aˌnatomiˈsation n
aˈnatoˌmizer, aˈnatoˌmiser n
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a•nat•o•mize
(əˈnæt əˌmaɪz)v.t. -mized, -miz•ing.
1. to display the anatomy of; dissect.
2. to examine in great detail; analyze minutely.
[1400–50; late Middle English < Middle French or < Medieval Latin]
a•nat`o•mi•za′tion, n.
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anatomize
Past participle: anatomized
Gerund: anatomizing
| Imperative |
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| anatomize |
| anatomize |
| Present |
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| I anatomize |
| you anatomize |
| he/she/it anatomizes |
| we anatomize |
| you anatomize |
| they anatomize |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I anatomized |
| you anatomized |
| he/she/it anatomized |
| we anatomized |
| you anatomized |
| they anatomized |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am anatomizing |
| you are anatomizing |
| he/she/it is anatomizing |
| we are anatomizing |
| you are anatomizing |
| they are anatomizing |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have anatomized |
| you have anatomized |
| he/she/it has anatomized |
| we have anatomized |
| you have anatomized |
| they have anatomized |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was anatomizing |
| you were anatomizing |
| he/she/it was anatomizing |
| we were anatomizing |
| you were anatomizing |
| they were anatomizing |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had anatomized |
| you had anatomized |
| he/she/it had anatomized |
| we had anatomized |
| you had anatomized |
| they had anatomized |
| Future |
|---|
| I will anatomize |
| you will anatomize |
| he/she/it will anatomize |
| we will anatomize |
| you will anatomize |
| they will anatomize |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have anatomized |
| you will have anatomized |
| he/she/it will have anatomized |
| we will have anatomized |
| you will have anatomized |
| they will have anatomized |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be anatomizing |
| you will be anatomizing |
| he/she/it will be anatomizing |
| we will be anatomizing |
| you will be anatomizing |
| they will be anatomizing |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been anatomizing |
| you have been anatomizing |
| he/she/it has been anatomizing |
| we have been anatomizing |
| you have been anatomizing |
| they have been anatomizing |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been anatomizing |
| you will have been anatomizing |
| he/she/it will have been anatomizing |
| we will have been anatomizing |
| you will have been anatomizing |
| they will have been anatomizing |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been anatomizing |
| you had been anatomizing |
| he/she/it had been anatomizing |
| we had been anatomizing |
| you had been anatomizing |
| they had been anatomizing |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would anatomize |
| you would anatomize |
| he/she/it would anatomize |
| we would anatomize |
| you would anatomize |
| they would anatomize |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have anatomized |
| you would have anatomized |
| he/she/it would have anatomized |
| we would have anatomized |
| you would have anatomized |
| they would have anatomized |
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
| Verb | 1. |  anatomize - dissect in order to analyze; "anatomize the bodies of the victims of this strange disease"dissect - cut open or cut apart; "dissect the bodies for analysis" |
| 2. |  anatomize - analyze down to the smallest detail; "This writer anatomized the depth of human behavior"analyse, analyze, examine, study, canvass, canvas - consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning; "analyze a sonnet by Shakespeare"; "analyze the evidence in a criminal trial"; "analyze your real motives" |
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anatomize
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anatomize
verbTo separate into parts for study:
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