v. t. | 1. | 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; to consider in detail in order to discover essential features or meaning; |
2. | make a mathematical, chemical, or grammatical analysis of; break down into components or essential features; | |
3. | subject to psychoanalytic treatment. |
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" |
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" Antonyms: synthesise, synthesize - combine so as to form a more complex, product; "his operas synthesize music and drama in perfect harmony" | |
3. | analyze - break down into components or essential features; "analyze today's financial market" Synonyms: analyse | |
4. | analyze - subject to psychoanalytic treatment; "I was analyzed in Vienna by a famous psychiatrist" |