Synonyms

analyze

American

[an-l-ahyz] / ˈæn lˌaɪz /

especially British, analyse

verb (used with object)

analyzed, analyzing

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
to examine critically, so as to bring out the essential elements or give the essence of.

to analyze a poem.

Synonyms:

explicate
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.
psychoanalyze.

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

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Tessellations in hyperbolic spaces are especially striking but also especially challenging to analyze.

From Science Daily

Watching over it all are computers that analyze material as it passes by at about 7 miles an hour.

From The Wall Street Journal

Proxy IQ, an artificial intelligence-driven platform, will analyze company meeting data for U.S. company voting recommendations.

From Barron's

The Times obtained and analyzed seven drafts of the report and identified deletions and revisions.

From Los Angeles Times

They analyzed these models using geometric morphometrics, a method that allows precise comparisons of size and shape.

From Science Daily

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