analyze
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lˌaɪz verb (used with object), an·a·lyzed, an·a·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 Latin or Gk sources), with -ys- taken as -ize
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.
1. break down. 2. explicate.
Antonyms
1. synthesize.
1. synthesize.
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analyse or analyze (ˈænəˌlaɪz) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —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 | |
| analyze or analyze | |
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| ana'lysable or analyze | |
| —adj | |
| ana'lyzable or analyze | |
| —adj | |
| analy'sation or analyze | |
| —n | |
| analy'zation or analyze | |
| —n | |
| 'analyser or analyze | |
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| 'analyzer or analyze | |
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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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Example sentences
Consider the way you would analyze a problem.
As a first step analyze your cellphone usage by looking at the past few months' statements.
This data can then be used to analyze the spatial and temporal dynamics .
Another way to analyze the graph is by focusing on the recent change.
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