vivisect
verb
viv·i·sect
ˈvi-və-ˌsekt 
vivisected; vivisecting; vivisects
: to perform vivisection on : subject to vivisection
: to practice vivisection
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Compare these to artists like Marlene Dumas or Tracey Emin, who seem to vivisect their own souls and the souls of all women in beautifully complex paintings, or Carroll Dunham’s coital pictures of couples in flagrante delicto or warring with one another.
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Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 12 Nov. 2021
Its members seek to avenge the natural world, to kill scientists who vivisect animals or breed germs for warfare.
—Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 20 Sep. 2021
Indeed, the characters use every conceivable swear word in English—and a few in French—to vivisect each other with almost Shakespearean invective (if Shakespeare had been drunk, Canadian, and a survivor of several concussive jet-ski accidents).
—Cintra Wilson, The New York Review of Books, 24 July 2020
And quite possibly, no recent film better exemplifies these triumphs than Beyoncé's best documentary feature hopeful Homecoming, which vivisects the commitment required to be a modern-day pop legend.
—Robyn Bahr, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Nov. 2019
Watchmen‘s cast is quite a bit more diverse than the comic book, which honored (and, to be clear, totally vivisected) the white-dudes-plus-a-lady layout of most pre-millennial superteams.
—Darren Franich, EW.com, 15 Oct. 2019
Ben Thompson, the founder of Stratechery, a website that vivisects Silicon Valley companies, has incisively described Amazon’s master plan.
—Franklin Foer, The Atlantic, 10 Oct. 2019
When Maza lodged his complaints about Crowder — whose actual offense, it should be noted, was occasionally vivisecting Maza’s purported acts of journalism — the powers that be at YouTube did their best impersonation of Pontius Pilate.
—Kevin D. Williamson, National Review, 6 June 2019
Michael Shannon is the ruthless government agent who would like to vivisect the creature.
—Robin Givhan, chicagotribune.com, 4 Mar. 2018
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Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 12 Nov. 2021
Its members seek to avenge the natural world, to kill scientists who vivisect animals or breed germs for warfare.
—Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 20 Sep. 2021
Indeed, the characters use every conceivable swear word in English—and a few in French—to vivisect each other with almost Shakespearean invective (if Shakespeare had been drunk, Canadian, and a survivor of several concussive jet-ski accidents).
—Cintra Wilson, The New York Review of Books, 24 July 2020
And quite possibly, no recent film better exemplifies these triumphs than Beyoncé's best documentary feature hopeful Homecoming, which vivisects the commitment required to be a modern-day pop legend.
—Robyn Bahr, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Nov. 2019
Watchmen‘s cast is quite a bit more diverse than the comic book, which honored (and, to be clear, totally vivisected) the white-dudes-plus-a-lady layout of most pre-millennial superteams.
—Darren Franich, EW.com, 15 Oct. 2019
Ben Thompson, the founder of Stratechery, a website that vivisects Silicon Valley companies, has incisively described Amazon’s master plan.
—Franklin Foer, The Atlantic, 10 Oct. 2019
When Maza lodged his complaints about Crowder — whose actual offense, it should be noted, was occasionally vivisecting Maza’s purported acts of journalism — the powers that be at YouTube did their best impersonation of Pontius Pilate.
—Kevin D. Williamson, National Review, 6 June 2019
Michael Shannon is the ruthless government agent who would like to vivisect the creature.
—Robin Givhan, chicagotribune.com, 4 Mar. 2018
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“Vivisect.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vivisect. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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