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analyse

American  
[an-l-ahyz] / ˈæn lˌaɪz /

verb (used with object)

Chiefly British.
analysed, analysing
  1. a variant of analyze.


analyse British  
/ ˈænəˌlaɪz /

verb

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

  2. to break down into components or essential features

    to analyse a financial structure

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

  4. another word for psychoanalyse

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Other Word Forms

  • analysable adjective
  • analysation noun
  • analyser noun

Etymology

Origin of analyse

C17: back formation from analysis

Example Sentences

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Flight tracker data analysed by AFP also shows intense activity of the same plane type in the airport.

From Barron's

They looked at 900 examples of tasks given to AI, ranging from analysing data for new insights to checking whether a piece of work satisfies particular rules.

From BBC

Researchers also analysed what happened to an online community of more than two million Reddit users dedicated to discussing AI companions, when the tech failed.

From BBC

The Met Office data analysed by the BBC suggests there have been fewer widespread white Christmases in past two decades.

From BBC

But for many people, trying to analyse the ingredients list on a bottle of moisturiser, cleanser or serum can be overwhelming.

From BBC