Applaud vs. Dissect — What's the Difference?

To express approval, especially by clapping the hands.

To cut apart or separate (tissue), especially for anatomical study.

To express approval of (someone or something) especially by such clapping.

To examine, analyze, or criticize in minute detail

To commend highly; praise

(transitive) To study an animal's anatomy by cutting it apart; to perform a necropsy or an autopsy.

(obsolete) Applause; applauding.

(transitive) To study a plant or other organism's anatomy similarly.

(obsolete) Plaudit.

(transitive) To analyze an idea in detail by separating it into its parts.

To express approval (of something) by clapping the hands.

To separate muscles, organs, and so on without cutting into them or disrupting their architecture.

To praise, or express approval for something or someone.

Of an infection or foreign material, following the fascia separating muscles or other organs.

To show approval of by clapping the hands, acclamation, or other significant sign.

To divide into separate parts; to cut in pieces; to separate and expose the parts of, as an animal or a plant, for examination and to show their structure and relations; to anatomize.

To praise by words; to express approbation of; to commend; to approve.

To analyze, for the purposes of science or criticism; to divide and examine minutely.

To express approbation loudly or significantly.

Cut open or cut apart;

Clap one's hands or shout after performances to indicate approval

Make a mathematical, chemical, or grammatical analysis of; break down into components or essential features;

Express approval of;