analyze

especially British, an·a·lyse

[an-l-ahyz]

verb (used with object)

analyzed, analyzing 

1. 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

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

   to analyze a poem.

   Synonyms: explicate

3. to examine carefully and in detail so as to identify causes, key factors, possible results, etc.

4. to subject to mathematical, chemical, grammatical, etc., analysis.

5. to psychoanalyze.

   a patient who has been analyzed by two therapists.

6. psychoanalyze.

Other Word Forms

• analyzable adjective
• analyzability noun
• 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

Word History and Origins

Origin of analyze¹

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

Example Sentences

Podium AI analyzed Bureau of Labor Statistics data to determine the best places to look for work.

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To better understand these effects, the Salk team first analyzed human liver cancer biopsies to identify which bile acids were present.

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When the team analyzed the mixtures using laser spectroscopy, which examines materials and molecules at the atomic level, they found that although the molecules stayed intact, something unusual had occurred.

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He recently analyzed how sweeps in Los Angeles have led to racial profiling.

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To maximize the information gained, the team developed sophisticated methods for separating elements and analyzing isotopes with extraordinary precision, realizing the full potential of current geochemical analytical techniques.

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