an·a·lyze
(ăńə-līź)
[Perhaps from French analyser, from analyse, analysis, from Greek analusis; see analysis.]
transitive verb: -lyzed, -lyz·ing, -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.
derivatives
- ańa·lyźa·ble
- adjective
- ańa·ly·zátion
- noun
- ańa·lyźer
- noun
synonyms:
analyze, anatomize, dissect 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.