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analyze

an·a·lyze
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [an-l-ahyz]
    • /ˈæn lˌaɪz/
    • /ˈæn.əl.aɪz/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [an-l-ahyz]
    • /ˈæn lˌaɪz/

Definitions of analyze word

  • verb transitive analyze to separate (a thing, idea, etc.) into its parts so as to find out their nature, proportion, function, interrelationship, etc. 3
  • verb transitive analyze to examine in detail so as to determine the nature or tendencies of 3
  • verb transitive analyze to psychoanalyze 3
  • verb transitive analyze to examine (compounds or mixtures) by analytical chemistry 3
  • verb transitive analyze to resolve (a sentence) into its grammatical elements 3
  • verb with object analyze to separate (a material or abstract entity) into constituent parts or elements; determine the elements or essential features of (opposed to synthesize): to analyze an argument. 1

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Origin of analyze

First appearance:

before 1595
One of the 38% oldest English words
1595-1605; back formation from analysis (or from its Latin or Gk sources), with -ys- taken as -ize

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Parts of speech for Analyze

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

analyze popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

analyze usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for analyze

verb analyze

  • resolve — to come to a definite or earnest decision about; determine (to do something): I have resolved that I shall live to the full.
  • consider — If you consider a person or thing to be something, you have the opinion that this is what they are.
  • study — a room, in a house or other building, set apart for private study, reading, writing, or the like.
  • inspect — to look carefully at or over; view closely and critically: to inspect every part of the motor.
  • investigate — to examine, study, or inquire into systematically; search or examine into the particulars of; examine in detail.

Antonyms for analyze

verb analyze

  • ignore — to refrain from noticing or recognizing: to ignore insulting remarks.
  • combine — If you combine two or more things or if they combine, they exist together.
  • synthesize — to form (a material or abstract entity) by combining parts or elements (opposed to analyze): to synthesize a statement.
  • forget — to cease or fail to remember; be unable to recall: to forget someone's name.
  • neglect — to pay no attention or too little attention to; disregard or slight: The public neglected his genius for many years.

verb transitive analyze

  • misanalyze — to separate (a material or abstract entity) into constituent parts or elements; determine the elements or essential features of (opposed to synthesize): to analyze an argument.

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