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an·a·lyze
(ăn′ə-līz′)tr.v. an·a·lyzed, an·a·lyz·ing, an·a·lyz·es
1. To examine methodically by separating into parts and studying their interrelations.
2. Chemistry To make a chemical analysis of.
3. Mathematics To make a mathematical analysis of.
4. 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.
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an•a•lyze
(ˈæn lˌaɪz)v.t. -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).
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.: to analyze a situation.
4. to subject to mathematical, chemical, grammatical, etc., analysis.
an′a•lyz`a•ble, adj.
an`a•lyz`a•bil′i•ty, n.
an`a•ly•za′tion, n.
an′a•lyz`er, n.
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analyze
Past participle: analyzed
Gerund: analyzing
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| Verb | 1. |  analyze - 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"anatomize - analyze down to the smallest detail; "This writer anatomized the depth of human behavior" diagnose, name - determine or distinguish the nature of a problem or an illness through a diagnostic analysis diagnose - subject to a medical analysis survey, appraise - consider in a comprehensive way; "He appraised the situation carefully before acting" survey - make a survey of; for statistical purposes compare - examine and note the similarities or differences of; "John compared his haircut to his friend's"; "We compared notes after we had both seen the movie" check, check into, check out, check over, check up on, suss out, look into, go over - examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition; "check the brakes"; "Check out the engine" assay - analyze (chemical substances) audit, scrutinise, scrutinize, inspect - examine carefully for accuracy with the intent of verification; "audit accounts and tax returns" screen - examine methodically; "screen the suitcases" trace, follow - follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something; "We must follow closely the economic development is Cuba" ; "trace the student's progress" investigate, look into - investigate scientifically; "Let's investigate the syntax of Chinese" |
| 2. |  analyze - 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"parse - analyze syntactically by assigning a constituent structure to (a sentence) synthesise, synthesize - combine so as to form a more complex, product; "his operas synthesize music and drama in perfect harmony"; "The liver synthesizes vitamins" | |
| 3. |  analyze - break down into components or essential features; "analyze today's financial market"factor analyse, factor analyze - to perform a factor analysis of correlational data | |
| 4. |  analyze - subject to psychoanalytic treatment; "I was analyzed in Vienna by a famous psychiatrist"psychiatry, psychological medicine, psychopathology - the branch of medicine dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders |
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analyze
verb1. To separate into parts for study:
2. To study closely or systematically:
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Translations
analyzovat
analysere
analysoida
analizirati
分析する
분석하다
analysera
วิเคราะห์
phân tích
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
analyze
→ يُحَلِّلُ analyzovat analysere analysieren αναλύω analizar analysoida analyser analizirati analizzare 分析する 분석하다 analyseren analysere przeanalizować analisar анализировать analysera วิเคราะห์ çözümlemek phân tích 分析Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
analyze
vt. analizar, hacer análisis.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
analyze
vt analizar; (psych, fam) psicoanalizar, analizar (fam)English-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.