A-năt'o-mīze, v. t.
[ĭmp. & p. p. ANATOMIZED; p. pr. & vb. n. ANATOMIZING.] [Fr. anatomiser.]
- To dissect; to cut in pieces, as an animal or vegetable body, for the purpose of displaying or examining the structure and use of the several parts. Hence,
- (Fig.) To lay open minutely; to analyze.
If we anatomize all other reasonings of this nature, we shall find that they are founded on the relation of cause and effect. Hume.