psychoanalyze

[ sahy-koh-an-l-ahyz ]

verb (used with object)

, psy·cho·an·a·lyzed, psy·cho·an·a·lyz·ing.

1. to investigate or treat by psychoanalysis.

Other Words From

• psycho·ana·lyzer noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of psychoanalyze¹

First recorded in 1910–15; psycho- + analyze