analyze
Americanverb (used with object)
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to separate (a material or abstract entity) into constituent parts or elements; determine the elements or essential features of (synthesize ).
to analyze an argument.
- Synonyms:
- break down.
- Antonyms:
- synthesize
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to examine critically, so as to bring out the essential elements or give the essence of.
to analyze a poem.
- Synonyms:
- explicate
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to examine carefully and in detail so as to identify causes, key factors, possible results, etc.
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to subject to mathematical, chemical, grammatical, etc., analysis.
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to psychoanalyze.
a patient who has been analyzed by two therapists.
Other Word Forms
- analyzability noun
- analyzable adjective
- analyzation noun
- misanalyze verb (used with object)
- nonanalyzable adjective
- nonanalyzed adjective
- overanalyze verb
- reanalyzable adjective
- reanalyze verb (used with object)
- unanalyzable adjective
- unanalyzably adverb
- unanalyzed adjective
- unanalyzing adjective
- well-analyzed adjective
Etymology
Origin of analyze
First recorded in 1595–1605; back formation from analysis (or from its Latin or Greek sources), with -ys- taken as -ize
Example Sentences
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Artificial intelligence is becoming a vital utility for anyone analyzing dense securities filings, making quick work of once-impenetrable tomes.
These are AI systems that can work autonomously on computers to write software, analyze data and carry out other tasks.
From Barron's
Agentic systems are those in which artificial-intelligence software can work autonomously on a user’s computer to carry out a variety of tasks, including writing software and analyzing data.
To place this species within the rhino family tree, Fraser and her team analyzed 57 other rhinocerotid species, most of which are extinct.
From Science Daily
To ensure accuracy, scientists analyzed mitochondrial DNA and used advanced bioinformatics tools to compare small segments of nuclear DNA.
From Science Daily
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