Both Uses of
parse
in
Girl Interrupted
- Once you start parsing a face, it's a peculiar item: squishy, pointy, with lots of air vents and wet spots.†
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- You can't parse me into dendrites and synapses.†
Definition:
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(parse) to analyze -- especially when dividing into partsThe exact meaning of parse is often subject to its context. For example:
- "parse a sentence" -- to divide the words into parts of speech whose relationships can be grammatically analyzed
- "parse her behavior" or "parse her meaning" -- to analyze in detail
- "have the computer parse the text file" -- divide and translate the information in the file into parts that are more easily manipulated and analyzed