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analyze

/ˈæn.əˌlaɪz/verb3 syllables

Analyze means: consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning.

Synonyms for analyze9

verb, as in consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning

analyse, study, examine, canvass

verb, as in make a mathematical, chemical, or grammatical analysis of; break down into components or essential features

analyse, break down, dissect, take apart

verb, as in subject to psychoanalytic treatment

analyse, psychoanalyze, psychoanalyse

verb, as in break down into components or essential features

analyse

Opposites of analyze

synthesize

What does analyze mean?4

verb

1

consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning“analyze a sonnet by Shakespeare”

2

make a mathematical, chemical, or grammatical analysis of; break down into components or essential features“analyze a specimen”

3

subject to psychoanalytic treatment“I was analyzed in Vienna by a famous psychiatrist”

4

break down into components or essential features“analyze today's financial market”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Analyze in a sentence

  • I'm going to analyze the experimental results, and write a report.Christophe
  • All are lunatics, but he who can analyze his delusions is called a philosopher.carlosalberto
  • In order to not make mistakes, you need to analyze things.DJ_Saidez
  • The military intelligence service gathers, analyzes, and disseminates information critical to national security.Igider
  • You must analyze all the data before drawing a conclusion.Lumi
  • The students have to analyze an excerpt from the book.Anon
  • It will take years of number crunching to analyze these statistics.OjisanSeiuchi
  • It took a long time to analyze the data.CK

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of analyze

as a verb

past tense
analyzed
present participle
analyzing
third-person singular
analyzes
past participle
analyzed