analyze

Verb

Meaning

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.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

study examine analyse dissect research determine review survey check investigate explore probe assess evaluate break down
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Antonyms

synthesize compound mix combine integrate merge
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Hypernyms

treat care for

Hyponyms

name view follow consider screen review

Related terms

analysis analytical analytic analyst

Phrases with the word

analyze rigorously impossible to analyze analyze carefully carefully analyze closely analyze mentally analyze

Derivatives

analyzed analyzing

Examples

Most executives, many scientists, and almost all business school graduates believe that if you analyze data, this will give you new ideas. Unfortunately, this belief is totally wrong. The mind can only see what it is prepared to see. Edward de Bono

All are lunatics, but he who can analyze his delusions is called a philosopher. Ambrose Bierce

There seems to be no lengths to which humorless people will not go to analyze humor. It seems to worry them. Robert Benchley

Some people are afraid of what they might find if they try to analyze themselves too much, but you have to crawl into your wounds to discover where your fears are. Once the bleeding starts, the cleansing can begin. Tori Amos

Average people didn't analyze what they thought: they thought they thought, and half of it was gut reaction. C. J. Cherryh

I am not an adolescent, nor a romantic. I analyze objectively. Dilma Rousseff

Close letter words and terms

analyzable analyzand analyzation analyze carefully analyze rigorously analyze synonyms