anatomizing
Taking apart systematically
Anatomizing is the act of dissecting or cutting apart a body, organ, or tissue to examine its structure—the work that medical students do in anatomy labs.
More commonly, anatomizing refers to analyzing something in exhaustive detail, as if taking it apart piece by piece: The documentary spends two hours anatomizing the scandal.
This figurative sense applies to any thorough, methodical examination of a complex subject.
Methodically cutting to examine
- examiningInspecting with care
- analyzingExamining in detail
- studyingDeliberate learning effort
- inspectingExamining closely for flaws
probing · investigating · scrutinizing · exploring · dismembering · sectioning · cutting · cadaver
Breaking into constituent elements
- analyzingExamining in detail
- examiningInspecting with care
- scrutinizingExamining something very closely
- evaluatingJudging quality or worth
dissecting · critiquing · unpacking · parsing · breaking down · reviewing · assessing · appraising
English place or surname
- treatiseFormal scholarly composition
- expositionSystematic explanatory presentation
- surveySystematic data collection
- examinationMethodical assessment or review
comprehensive · systematic · detailed · scholarly · encyclopedic · cataloguing · taxonomy · classification
dissecting
Methodically cutting to examine
inspecting · probing · investigating · scrutinizing · exploring · dismembering · sectioning · cutting · cadaver · scalpel
deconstructing
Breaking into constituent elements
- analyzingExamining in detail
- examiningInspecting with care
- scrutinizingExamining something very closely
evaluating · dissecting · critiquing · unpacking · parsing · breaking down · reviewing · assessing · appraising · investigating
Burton
English place or surname
- treatiseFormal scholarly composition
- expositionSystematic explanatory presentation
- surveySystematic data collection
examination · comprehensive · systematic · detailed · scholarly · encyclopedic · cataloguing · taxonomy · classification · discourse
anatomizingsynthesizing
Combining elements into unity
combining · integrating · unifying · assembling · consolidating
anatomizingglossing over
Superficially covering faults
skimming · overlooking · ignoring · neglecting · taking at face value
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