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.
to examine critically, so as to bring out the essential elements or give the essence of: to analyze a poem.
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.
Also especially British, an·a·lyse .
Origin of analyze
First recorded in 1595–1605; back formation from analysis (or from its Latin or Greek sources), with -ys- taken as -ize
SYNONYMS FOR analyze
1 break down.
2 explicate.
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ANTONYMS FOR analyze
1 synthesize.
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OTHER WORDS FROM analyze
an·a·lyz·a·ble,adjectivean·a·lyz·a·bil·i·ty,nounan·a·ly·za·tion,nounmis·an·a·lyze,verb (used with object),mis·an·a·lyzed,mis·an·a·lyz·ing.
non·an·a·lyz·a·ble,adjectivenon·an·a·lyzed,adjectiveo·ver·an·a·lyze,verb,o·ver·an·a·lyzed,o·ver·an·a·lyz·ing.re·an·a·lyz·a·ble,adjectivere·an·a·lyze,verb (used with object),re·an·a·lyzed,re·an·a·lyz·ing.un·an·a·lyz·a·ble,adjectiveun·an·a·lyz·a·bly,adverbun·an·a·lyzed,adjectiveun·an·a·lyz·ing,adjectivewell-an·a·lyzed,adjective
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