analyze
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.
to examine critically, so as to bring out the essential elements or give the essence of: to analyze a poem.
to examine carefully and in detail so as to identify causes, key factors, possible results, etc.
to subject to mathematical, chemical, grammatical, etc., analysis.
to psychoanalyze: a patient who has been analyzed by two therapists.
Origin of analyze
1- Also especially British, an·a·lyse .
Other words for analyze
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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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How to use analyze in a sentence
Analyzed the health records of 3.5 million Americans and found that married people are less likely to suffer from heart disease.
P.J. on the Owl-Monkey Project and the Science of Chick Flicks | P. J. O’Rourke | April 6, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAnalyzed after the fact, the trouble was vicarious, and for Tom.
The Quickening | Francis LyndeAnalyzed by Sepp, p. 685, who inadvertently speaks of it as “nach irischer Sage.”
The Grateful Dead | Gordon Hall GerouldAnalyzed, it was a logical consequence of the social and political conditions under which the boys had been brought up.
The Business of Being a Woman | Ida M. TarbellAnalyzed by the chemist, with all the appliances of his laboratory, they keep their secret.
Q. E. D., or New Light on the Doctrine of Creation | George McCready Price
Analyzed once more the case against him was considered quite as strong, even if not stronger than that against the detective.
The Crime of the Century | Henry M. Hunt
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