Analyze

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1 English 1.1 Alternative spellings 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Pronunciation 1.4 Transitive Verb 1.4.1 Related terms

English

Alternative spellings

analyse is chiefly British.

Etymology

Compare with French analyser . See Analysis.

Pronunciation

IPA: WEAE /ˈæn.əl.aɪz/

Transitive Verb

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; as, to analyze a fossil substance; to analyze a sentence or a word; to analyze an action to ascertain its morality.

Related terms

• analysis
• analyst