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analyse

[ an-l-ahyz ]
/ ˈæn lˌaɪz /
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verb (used with object), an·a·lysed, an·a·lys·ing.Chiefly British.
a variant of analyze.
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Words related to analyse

consider, evaluate, figure out, inspect, interpret, investigate, resolve, scrutinize, spell out, study, test, determine, dissect, parse, assay, confab, estimate, figure, hash, judge

How to use analyse in a sentence

  • Analysing the purpose of God in the outpouring of the Holy Ghost, we see its application to ourselves in several ways.

    Standards of Life and Service|T. H. Howard

British Dictionary definitions for analyse

analyse

US analyze

/ (ˈænəˌlaɪz) /
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 forms of analyse

analysable 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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