analyze

[ an-l-ahyz ]
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verb (used with object),an·a·lyzed, an·a·lyz·ing.
  1. to separate (a material or abstract entity) into constituent parts or elements; determine the elements or essential features of (opposed to synthesize): to analyze an argument.

  2. to examine critically, so as to bring out the essential elements or give the essence of: to analyze a poem.

  1. to examine carefully and in detail so as to identify causes, key factors, possible results, etc.

  2. to subject to mathematical, chemical, grammatical, etc., analysis.

  3. to psychoanalyze: a patient who has been analyzed by two therapists.

Origin of analyze

1
First recorded in 1595–1605; back formation from analysis (or from its Latin or Greek sources), with -ys- taken as -ize
  • Also especially British, an·a·lyse .

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Other words from analyze

  • an·a·lyz·a·ble, adjective
  • an·a·lyz·a·bil·i·ty [an-l-ahyz-uh-bil-i-tee], /ˌæn lˌaɪz əˈbɪl ɪ ti/, noun
  • an·a·ly·za·tion [an-l-ahy-zey-shuhn], /ˌæn lˌaɪˈzeɪ ʃən/, noun
  • mis·an·a·lyze, verb (used with object), mis·an·a·lyzed, mis·an·a·lyz·ing.
  • non·an·a·lyz·a·ble, adjective
  • non·an·a·lyzed, adjective
  • o·ver·an·a·lyze, verb, o·ver·an·a·lyzed, o·ver·an·a·lyz·ing.
  • re·an·a·lyz·a·ble, adjective
  • re·an·a·lyze, verb (used with object), re·an·a·lyzed, re·an·a·lyz·ing.
  • un·an·a·lyz·a·ble, adjective
  • un·an·a·lyz·a·bly, adverb
  • un·an·a·lyzed, adjective
  • un·an·a·lyz·ing, adjective
  • well-an·a·lyzed, adjective

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