Applaud vs. Dissect — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Applaud and Dissect
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Applaud
To express approval, especially by clapping the hands.
Dissect
To cut apart or separate (tissue), especially for anatomical study.
Applaud
To express approval of (someone or something) especially by such clapping.
Dissect
To examine, analyze, or criticize in minute detail
Dissected the plan afterward to learn why it had failed.
Applaud
To commend highly; praise
Applauded her decision to finish college.
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Dissect
(transitive) To study an animal's anatomy by cutting it apart; to perform a necropsy or an autopsy.
Applaud
(obsolete) Applause; applauding.
Dissect
(transitive) To study a plant or other organism's anatomy similarly.
Applaud
(obsolete) Plaudit.
Dissect
(transitive) To analyze an idea in detail by separating it into its parts.
Applaud
To express approval (of something) by clapping the hands.
After the performance, the audience applauded for five minutes.
Dissect
To separate muscles, organs, and so on without cutting into them or disrupting their architecture.
Applaud
To praise, or express approval for something or someone.
Although we don't like your methods, we applaud your motives.
Dissect
Of an infection or foreign material, following the fascia separating muscles or other organs.
Applaud
To show approval of by clapping the hands, acclamation, or other significant sign.
I would applaud thee to the very echo,That should applaud again.
Dissect
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.
Applaud
To praise by words; to express approbation of; to commend; to approve.
By the gods, I do applaud his courage.
Dissect
To analyze, for the purposes of science or criticism; to divide and examine minutely.
This paragraph . . . I have dissected for a sample.
Applaud
To express approbation loudly or significantly.
Dissect
Cut open or cut apart;
Dissect the bodies for analysis
Applaud
Clap one's hands or shout after performances to indicate approval
Dissect
Make a mathematical, chemical, or grammatical analysis of; break down into components or essential features;
Analyze a specimen
Analyze a sentence
Analyze a chemical compound
Applaud
Express approval of;
I applaud your efforts
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