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psy·cho·an·a·lyze

 (sī′kō-ăn′ə-līz′)
tr.v. psy·cho·an·a·lyzed, psy·cho·an·a·lyz·ing, psy·cho·an·a·lyz·es
To analyze and treat by psychoanalysis.
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psy•cho•an•a•lyze

(ˌsaɪ koʊˈæn lˌaɪz)

v.t. -lyzed, -lyz•ing.
to investigate or treat by psychoanalysis.
[1910–15]
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psychoanalyze


Past participle: psychoanalyzed
Gerund: psychoanalyzing

Imperative
psychoanalyze
psychoanalyze
Present
I psychoanalyze
you psychoanalyze
he/she/it psychoanalyzes
we psychoanalyze
you psychoanalyze
they psychoanalyze
Preterite
I psychoanalyzed
you psychoanalyzed
he/she/it psychoanalyzed
we psychoanalyzed
you psychoanalyzed
they psychoanalyzed
Present Continuous
I am psychoanalyzing
you are psychoanalyzing
he/she/it is psychoanalyzing
we are psychoanalyzing
you are psychoanalyzing
they are psychoanalyzing
Present Perfect
I have psychoanalyzed
you have psychoanalyzed
he/she/it has psychoanalyzed
we have psychoanalyzed
you have psychoanalyzed
they have psychoanalyzed
Past Continuous
I was psychoanalyzing
you were psychoanalyzing
he/she/it was psychoanalyzing
we were psychoanalyzing
you were psychoanalyzing
they were psychoanalyzing
Past Perfect
I had psychoanalyzed
you had psychoanalyzed
he/she/it had psychoanalyzed
we had psychoanalyzed
you had psychoanalyzed
they had psychoanalyzed
Future
I will psychoanalyze
you will psychoanalyze
he/she/it will psychoanalyze
we will psychoanalyze
you will psychoanalyze
they will psychoanalyze
Future Perfect
I will have psychoanalyzed
you will have psychoanalyzed
he/she/it will have psychoanalyzed
we will have psychoanalyzed
you will have psychoanalyzed
they will have psychoanalyzed
Future Continuous
I will be psychoanalyzing
you will be psychoanalyzing
he/she/it will be psychoanalyzing
we will be psychoanalyzing
you will be psychoanalyzing
they will be psychoanalyzing
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been psychoanalyzing
you have been psychoanalyzing
he/she/it has been psychoanalyzing
we have been psychoanalyzing
you have been psychoanalyzing
they have been psychoanalyzing
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been psychoanalyzing
you will have been psychoanalyzing
he/she/it will have been psychoanalyzing
we will have been psychoanalyzing
you will have been psychoanalyzing
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Past Perfect Continuous
I had been psychoanalyzing
you had been psychoanalyzing
he/she/it had been psychoanalyzing
we had been psychoanalyzing
you had been psychoanalyzing
they had been psychoanalyzing
Conditional
I would psychoanalyze
you would psychoanalyze
he/she/it would psychoanalyze
we would psychoanalyze
you would psychoanalyze
they would psychoanalyze
Past Conditional
I would have psychoanalyzed
you would have psychoanalyzed
he/she/it would have psychoanalyzed
we would have psychoanalyzed
you would have psychoanalyzed
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Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb1.psychoanalyze - subject to psychoanalytic treatmentpsychoanalyze - subject to psychoanalytic treatment; "I was analyzed in Vienna by a famous psychiatrist"
psychoanalyse, analyse, analyze
psychiatry, psychological medicine, psychopathology - the branch of medicine dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders
care for, treat - provide treatment for; "The doctor treated my broken leg"; "The nurses cared for the bomb victims"; "The patient must be treated right away or she will die"; "Treat the infection with antibiotics"
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Translations
psychanalyser

psychoanalyze

[ˌsaɪkəʊˈænəlaɪz] psychoanalyse (British) vt → psychanalyserpsychobabble [ˈsaɪkəʊbæbəl] n → jargon m pseudo-psychologique
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

psychoanalyse

(American) psychoanalyze (saikəuˈӕnəlaiz) verb
to treat (a person suffering from mental illness) by discussing events in his/her past life which may have caused it.
ˌpsychoaˈnalysis (-ˈnӕləsis) noun
ˌpsychoˈanalyst (-list) noun
a person who gives this treatment.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.

psychoanalyze

v. psicoanalizar, sicoanalizar.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

psychoanalyze

vt psicoanalizar
English-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
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