analyze
Americanverb (used with object)
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to separate (a material or abstract entity) into constituent parts or elements; determine the elements or essential features of (synthesize ).
to analyze an argument.
- Synonyms:
- break down.
- Antonyms:
- synthesize
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to examine critically, so as to bring out the essential elements or give the essence of.
to analyze a poem.
- Synonyms:
- explicate
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to examine carefully and in detail so as to identify causes, key factors, possible results, etc.
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to subject to mathematical, chemical, grammatical, etc., analysis.
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to psychoanalyze.
a patient who has been analyzed by two therapists.
Other Word Forms
- analyzability noun
- analyzable adjective
- analyzation noun
- misanalyze verb (used with object)
- nonanalyzable adjective
- nonanalyzed adjective
- overanalyze verb
- reanalyzable adjective
- reanalyze verb (used with object)
- unanalyzable adjective
- unanalyzably adverb
- unanalyzed adjective
- unanalyzing adjective
- well-analyzed adjective
Etymology
Origin of analyze
First recorded in 1595–1605; back formation from analysis (or from its Latin or Greek sources), with -ys- taken as -ize
Example Sentences
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“It’s awesome,” Potgieter said upon learning his swing and strategy were analyzed on live television by tournament host Tiger Woods.
From Los Angeles Times
Executives at larger companies have maintained war rooms to analyze the ripple effects of trade policies.
Researchers at the University of Edinburgh analyzed genetic information from more than 400,000 people who took part in the UK BioBank and Viking Genes studies.
From Science Daily
They analyzed thousands of proteins, lipids, metabolites, and trace elements in both plasma and red blood cells.
From Science Daily
Human experts had spent months carefully analyzing the same information.
From Science Daily
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