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Showing words for DISSECT using the English dictionary

7 Letter Words for Dissect

dissect

6 Letter Words for Dissect

cisted, citess, deists, desist, dsects, edicts, sidest, sisted

5 Letter Words for Dissect

cedis, cesti, cides, cists, cited, cites, deist, dices, dicts, diets, discs, dites, dsect, edict, edits, idest, sects, sesti, sices, sides, siest, sited, sites, steds, steid, stied, sties, ticed, tices, tides

4 Letter Words for Dissect

cedi, cess, cest, ceti, cide, cids, cist, cite, cits, deis, desc, desi, dess, deti, dice, dict, dies, diet, disc, dist, dite, dits, edit, ests, etic, iced, ices, ides, ised, scet, scsi, sctd, secs, sect, seis, seit, sets, sice, sics, side, sids, sise, sist, site, sits, ssed, sted, stid, stie, teds, tice, tics, tide, tids, tied, ties

3 Letter Words for Dissect

cid, cie, cis, cit, csi, cst, cte, cts, dec, dei, des, det, die, dis, dit, ect, eds, esc, esd, ess, est, etc, ice, ide, ids, ise, ist, itd, its, scd, sci, sct, sds, sec, sed, sei, set, sic, sie, sis, sit, sse, std, tec, ted, tes, tic, tid, tie, tis, tsi, tss

Definitions for Dissect

[1] to cut apart (an animal body, plant, etc.) to examine the structure, relation of parts, or the like.
[2] to examine minutely part by part; analyze: to dissect an idea.
[3] to cut open and examine the structure of (a dead animal or plant)
[4] (tr) to examine critically and minutely

Words related to Dissect

explore, scrutinize, inspect, examine, investigate, anatomize, slice, divide, section, disjoin, dismember, cut, quarter, part, sunder, disjoint, operate, sever, dissever, dichotomize

Words nearby Dissect

dissatisfactory, dissatisfied, dissatisfy, dissave, disseat, dissect, dissected, dissecting aneurysm, dissecting cellulitis, dissection, dissection tubercle

Origin of Dissect

1600–10; < Latin dissectus (past participle of dissecāre to cut up), equivalent to dis- dis-1 + sec- cut + -tus past participle suffix

Words that may be confused with Dissect

bisect, dissect

Other words from Dissect

dis·sec·ti·ble , adjective
dis·sec·tor , noun
re·dis·sect , verb (used with object)
self-dis·sect·ing , adjective

Word origin for Dissect

C17: from Latin dissecāre, from dis- 1 + secāre to cut

Synonyms for Dissect

anatomize, cut, dichotomize, disjoin, disjoint, dismember, dissever, divide, operate, part, quarter, section, sever, slice, sunder, break up, dislimb, exscind, exsect, lay open, prosect