analyze

an·a·lyze  (n-lz)

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.

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[Perhaps from French analyser, from analyse, analysis, from Greek analusis; see analysis.]

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ana·lyza·ble adj.

ana·ly·zation (-l-zshn) n.

ana·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.

Thesaurus

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" analyse, examine, study, canvass, canvas 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) reexamine, review - look at again; examine again; "let's review your situation" 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" sieve, sift - check and sort carefully; "sift the information" look at, view, consider - look at carefully; study mentally; "view a problem"
	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" break down, dissect, take apart, analyse parse - analyze syntactically by assigning a constituent structure to (a sentence) botanise, botanize - collect and study plants 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" analyse 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" psychoanalyse, psychoanalyze, analyse 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"