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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