an·a·lyze ( n  -l z )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·lyza·ble adj.an a·ly·zation (-l -z shn) n.an a·lyzer n.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. |
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