dissecar

/dʒiseˈkaɾ/

verb C1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present (eu)
disseco
preterite (eu)
dissequei
past participle
dissecado

Meaning

  1. to dissect

    • Dissecaram a rã.

      They dissected the frog.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

destrinchar

destrinchar is more figurative, to dissect or analyze a topic in detail, breaking it down; dissecar is more literal, like dissecting an animal, biological.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

disecar

disecar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to dissect."

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