analyze
Other forms: analyzed; analyzing; analyzes
Analyze means to study or examine something carefully in a methodical way. If you analyze your math tests from earlier in the year, you'll be able to figure out what you most need to study for the final exam.
This verb analyze comes from the noun analysis. The noun analysis was in turn borrowed from Greek, from analyein, or "to dissolve." If you go into analysis, it means that you will be examined and helped by a mental health professional — who will analyze your particular problems and help you find solutions.
Definitions of analyze
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break down into components or essential features“analyze today's financial market”
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synonyms:
analyse
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types:
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factor analyse, factor analyze
to perform a factor analysis of correlational data
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factor analyse, factor analyze
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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”
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anatomise, anatomize
analyze down to the smallest detail
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diagnose, name
determine or distinguish the nature of a problem or an illness through a diagnostic analysis
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diagnose
subject to a medical analysis
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appraise, survey
consider in a comprehensive way
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survey
make a survey of; for statistical purposes
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compare
examine and note the similarities or differences of
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check, check into, check out, check over, check up on, go over, look into, suss out
examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition
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assay
analyze (chemical substances)
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reexamine, review
look at again; examine again
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audit, inspect, scrutinise, scrutinize
examine carefully for accuracy with the intent of verification
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screen
examine methodically
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follow, trace
follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something
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investigate, look into
investigate scientifically
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sieve, sift
check and sort carefully
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consider, look at, view
look at carefully; study mentally
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process
analyze or examine so as to come to terms with
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explore
examine (organs) for diagnostic purposes
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explore
examine minutely
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delve, explore, research, search
inquire into
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explore
travel to or penetrate into
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analogise, analogize
make an analogy
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collate
compare critically; of texts
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bioassay
subject to a bio-assay
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examine, probe
question or examine thoroughly and closely
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research
attempt to find out in a systematic and scientific manner
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contemplate
look at thoughtfully; observe deep in thought
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groak
look or stare at longingly
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canvas, canvass, poll
get the opinions (of people) by asking specific questions
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follow, keep an eye on, observe, watch, watch over
follow with the eyes or the mind
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experiment
conduct a test or investigation
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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”
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synonyms:
analyse, break down, dissect, take apart
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Antonyms:
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synthesise, synthesize
combine so as to form a more complex product
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synthesise, synthesize
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subject to psychoanalytic treatment“I was analyzed in Vienna by a famous psychiatrist”
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synonyms:
analyse, psychoanalyse, psychoanalyze
Pronunciation
US
/ˈænəlaɪz/
UK
/ˈænəlaɪz/
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