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an·a·lyze

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–verb (used with object), -lyzed, -lyz·ing.

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.

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.

Also, especially British, analyse.

[Origin: 1595–1605; back formation from analysis (or from its L or Gk sources), with -ys- taken as -ize

]

—Related forms

an·a·lyz·a·ble, adjective

an·a·lyz·a·bil·i·ty, noun

an·a·ly·za·tion, noun

—Synonyms 1. break down. 2. explicate.

—Antonyms 1. synthesize.

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an·a·lyze Audio Help (ān'ə-līz') Pronunciation Key
tr.v. an·a·lyzed, an·a·lyz·ing, an·a·lyz·es

To examine methodically by separating into parts and studying their interrelations.
Chemistry To make a chemical analysis of.
Mathematics To make a mathematical analysis of.
To psychoanalyze.

[Perhaps from French analyser, from analyse, analysis, from Greek analusis; see analysis.]

an'a·lyz'a·ble adj., an'a·ly·za'tion (-lĭ-zā'shən) n., an'a·lyz'er n.

Synonyms: These verbs mean to separate into constituent parts for study: analyze a chemical substance; a book that anatomizes 19th-century European history; medical students dissecting cadavers.

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analyze
verb
1.	consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning; "analyze a sonnet by Shakespeare"; "analyze the evidence in a criminal trial"; "analyze your real motives"
2.	make a mathematical, chemical, or grammatical analysis of; break down into components or essential features; "analyze a specimen"; "analyze a sentence"; "analyze a chemical compound" [ant: synthesise]
3.	break down into components or essential features; "analyze today's financial market"
4.	subject to psychoanalytic treatment; "I was analyzed in Vienna by a famous psychiatrist"

Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Main Entry: an·a·lyze
Variant: or British an·a·lyse /'an-^&l-"Iz/
Function: transitive verb
InflectedForms: -lyzed or British -lysed; -lyz·ing or British -lys·ing
1 : to study or determine the nature and relationship ofthe parts of by analysis; especially : to examine by chemical analysis
2 :

PSYCHOANALYZE

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Analyze

An"a*lyse\, v., Analyser \An"a*ly`ser\, n., etc. Same as Analyze, Analyzer, etc.

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