analyse

[an-l-ahyz]

verb (used with object), an·a·lysed, an·a·lys·ing. Chiefly British.

analyze

[an-l-ahyz]

verb (used with object), an·a·lyzed, an·a·lyz·ing.

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.

Also especially British, an·a·lyse.

Origin of analyze

1595–1605; back formation from analysis (or from its Latin or Gk sources), with -ys- taken as -ize

Related formsan·a·lyz·a·ble, adjectivean·a·lyz·a·bil·i·ty, nounan·a·ly·za·tion, nounmis·an·a·lyze, verb (used with object), mis·an·a·lyzed, mis·an·a·lyz·ing.non·an·a·lyz·a·ble, adjectivenon·an·a·lyzed, adjectiveo·ver·an·a·lyze, verb, o·ver·an·a·lyzed, o·ver·an·a·lyz·ing.re·an·a·lyz·a·ble, adjectivere·an·a·lyze, verb (used with object), re·an·a·lyzed, re·an·a·lyz·ing.un·an·a·lyz·a·ble, adjectiveun·an·a·lyz·a·bly, adverbun·an·a·lyzed, adjectiveun·an·a·lyz·ing, adjectivewell-an·a·lyzed, adjective

Synonyms for analyze

1. break down. 2. explicate.

Antonyms for analyze

1. synthesize.

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Examples from the Web for analyse

Historical Examples of analyse

Analyse the case, and then take both sides in turn, attacking and defending.'
Meditations
Marcus Aurelius
Analyse the differences of opinion implied in the above passage.
Logic
Carveth Read
Analyse this statement in its bearing upon the play-producing societies.
Punch or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, March 24, 1920.
Various
The work here referred to is the Analyse des quations dtermines (Paris, 1831).
A Budget of Paradoxes, Volume II (of II)
Augustus de Morgan
Analyse him with syntax and dictionary, and you will find "mistakes" and startling neology.
August Strindberg, the Spirit of Revolt
L. (Lizzy) Lind-af-Hageby

British Dictionary definitions for analyse

analyse

US analyze

verb (tr)

to examine in detail in order to discover meaning, essential features, etc

to break down into components or essential featuresto analyse a financial structure

to make a mathematical, chemical, grammatical, etc, analysis of

another word for psychoanalyse

Derived Formsanalysable or US analyzable, adjectiveanalysation or US analyzation, nounanalyser or US analyzer, noun

Word Origin for analyse

C17: back formation from analysis

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Word Origin and History for analyse

chiefly British English spelling of analyze (q.v.).

Analyse is better than analyze, but merely as being the one of the two equally indefensible forms that has won. The correct but now impossible form would be analysize (or analysise), with analysist for existing analyst. [Fowler]

analyze

c.1600, "to dissect," from French analyser, from analyse (see analysis). Literature sense is attested from 1610s; meaning in chemistry dates from 1660s. General sense of "to examine closely" dates from 1809; psychological sense is from 1909. Related: Analyzed; analyzing.