Middle English Dictionary Entry
anatomīsen, -tom(ī)en v.
Entry Info
| Forms | anatomīsen, -tom(ī)en v. |
| Etymology | ML anat(h)omizāre; & cp. anatomīe. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
To investigate by dissection.
Associated quotations
- ?a1425 *Chauliac(1) (NY 12)9b/b : As þe laste bene bonez anathomied [*Ch.(2): anothomysede] for þay bene in þe profound of þe body.