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 Definitions of analyze  [ˈæn lˌaɪz]  

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Definition of 'analyze' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (v.t.) analyze
to separate (a material or abstract entity) into constituent parts or elements; determine the elements or essential features of

2.  analyze
to examine critically, so as to bring out the essential elements or give the essence of:
to analyze a poem.

3.  analyze
to examine carefully and in detail so as to identify causes, key factors, possible results, etc.:
to analyze a situation.

4.  analyze
to subject to mathematical, chemical, grammatical, etc., analysis.

Etymology:  (1595–1605; prob. back formation from analysis , with

Definition of 'analyze' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (verb) analyze, analyse, study, examine, canvass, canvas
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. (verb) analyze, analyse, break down, dissect, take apart
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"

3. (verb) analyze, analyse
break down into components or essential features
"analyze today's financial market"

4. (verb) analyze, analyse, psychoanalyze, psychoanalyse
subject to psychoanalytic treatment
"I was analyzed in Vienna by a famous psychiatrist"


Definition of 'analyze' Webster Dictionary 

1. (verb) analyze
to subject to analysis; to resolve (anything complex) into its elements; to separate into the constituent parts, for the purpose of an examination of each separately; to examine in such a manner as to ascertain the elements or nature of the thing examined; as, to analyze a fossil substance; to analyze a sentence or a word; to analyze an action to ascertain its morality



'analyze' - Nearby Entries  

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