Dissect | Mean of dissect in English Dictionary

/daɪˈsɛkt/

• Verb
• to cut (a plant or dead animal) into separate parts in order to study it
1. We dissected a frog in science class.
• to study or examine (something) closely and carefully
1. She dissected each point of his argument.
2. We dissected the poem in class.
• to divide (something) into parts
1. Streams dissect the land.
2. The city is dissected by a network of highways.