anatomize

UK: /əˈnætəmaɪz/ US: (ə nat′ə mīz′)

Inflections of 'anatomize' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

anatomizes

v 3rd person singular (US & UK)

anatomizing

v pres p (US & UK)

anatomized

v past (US & UK)

anatomized

v past p (US & UK)

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

a•nat•o•mize  (ə nat′ə mīz′), v.t., -mized, -miz•ing. 

1. to cut apart (an animal or plant) to show or examine the position, structure, and relation of the parts;
   display the anatomy of;
   dissect.
2. to examine in great detail;
   analyze minutely:
   The couple anatomized their new neighbor.

Also,[esp. Brit.,] a•nat′o•mise′. 

• Medieval Latin anatomizāre. See anatomy, -ize
• Middle French anatomiser or
• late Middle English 1400–50

a•nat′o•miz′a•ble, adj. 
a•nat′o•mi•za′tion, n. 
a•nat′o•miz′er, n. 

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anatomize, anatomise / əˈnætəˌmaɪz/ verb (transitive)

1. to dissect (an animal or plant)
2. to examine in minute detail