Definition of 'analyze'
analyse
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analyze in American English
verb transitiveWord forms: ˈanaˌlyzed or ˈanaˌlyzing
1.
to separate (a thing, idea, etc.) into its parts so as to find out their nature, proportion, function, interrelationship, etc.
2.
3.
to psychoanalyze
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Derived forms
analyzable (ˈanaˌlyzable)
adjective
analyzer (ˈanaˌlyzer)
noun
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analyze in American English
(ˈænlˌaiz)
transitive verbWord forms: -lyzed, -lyzing
Also (esp. Brit.): analyseSYNONYMS 1. break down. 2. explicate.ANTONYMS 1. synthesize.1.
to separate (a material or abstract entity) into constituent parts or elements; determine the elements or essential features of (opposed to synthesize)
to analyze an argument
2.
to examine critically, so as to bring out the essential elements or give the essence of
to analyze a poem
4.
to subject to mathematical, chemical, grammatical, etc., analysis
5.
to psychoanalyze
a patient who has been analyzed by two therapists
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analyzable adjective
analyzability
noun
analyzation
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[1595–1605; back formation from analysis (or from its L or Gk sources), with -ys- taken as -ize]Examples of 'analyze' in a sentence
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