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verb (used with object), an·a·lyzed, an·a·lyz·ing.

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, analyse.

Origin:
1595–1605; back formation from analysis (or from its Latin 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

mis·an·a·lyze, verb (used with object), mis·an·a·lyzed, mis·an·a·lyz·ing.

non·an·a·lyz·a·ble, adjective

non·an·a·lyzed, adjective

o·ver·an·a·lyze, verb, o·ver·an·a·lyzed, o·ver·an·a·lyz·ing.

re·an·a·lyz·a·ble, adjective

re·an·a·lyze, verb (used with object), re·an·a·lyzed, re·an·a·lyz·ing.

un·an·a·lyz·a·ble, adjective

un·an·a·lyz·a·b·ly, adverb

un·an·a·lyzed, adjective

un·an·a·lyz·ing, adjective

well-an·a·lyzed, adjective

Synonyms
1. break down. 2. explicate.

Antonyms
1. synthesize.

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analyse or analyze (ˈæn^əˌlaɪz)

—vb
1.	to examine in detail in order to discover meaning, essential features, etc
2.	to break down into components or essential features: to analyse a financial structure
3.	to make a mathematical, chemical, grammatical, etc, analysis of
4.	another word for psychoanalyse

[C17: back formation from analysis]

analyze or analyze

—vb

[C17: back formation from analysis]

ana'lysable or analyze

—*adj*

ana'lyzable or analyze

—*adj*

analy'sation or analyze

—n

analy'zation or analyze

—n

'analyser or analyze

—n

'analyzer or analyze

—n

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Word Origin & History

analyze

c.1600, "to dissect," from Fr. analyser, from analyse (see analysis). Literature sense is attested from 1610s; meaning in chemistry dates from 1660s. Sense of "to examine closely" dates from 1809; psychological sense is from 1909.

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