analyze
verb
an·a·lyze
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analyzed;
analyzing
Definition of analyze
1
: to study or determine the nature and relationship of the parts of (something) by analysis
2
: to subject to scientific or grammatical analysis
chemically analyze a specimen analyze a sentence
3
: psychoanalyze
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Other Words from analyze
analyzability
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noun
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analyzable
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adjective
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adjective
analyzer
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noun
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noun
Synonyms for analyze
Synonyms
anatomize, assay, break down, cut, deconstruct, dissect
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Examples of analyze in a Sentence
While Wroe offers some basic biographical information and quotes copiously from Shelley's writings, she does not tell a chronological story or analyze individual poems.
— Adam Kirsch, New Yorker, 27 Aug. 2007
They are not doing the math. Doing the math would mean demonstrating that the voters' intuitive judgments are roughly what they would get if they analyzed the likely effects of candidates' policies, and this is a difficult calculation to perform.
— Louis Menand, New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2004
Ms. Magazine's online daily weblog, written by Christine Cupaiuolo, analyzes the representation of women in media and popular culture. Here are excerpts from recent postings.
— Ms., Fall 2003
The data was recorded and analyzed by computer.
We took the sample to be chemically analyzed by a lab.
Researchers are busy analyzing the results of the study.
The bacteria were analyzed under a powerful microscope.
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The study was by air travel intelligence firm OAG Aviation which analyzed airline networks, frequency of flights, and destinations to reveal which air paths generate the highest revenue. — Abdi Latif Dahir, Quartz Africa, "International carriers still dominate Africa’s most profitable air routes," 27 Aug. 2019 Some BookTubers specialize in spirited reviews; there's an account that posts live-action illustrations of C.S. Lewis essays, and another that analyzes the classics in gangster-speak. — Dallas News, "Bookstagrammers and BookTubers changing the way people read," 26 Aug. 2019 Williams wasn’t in the lab early that day because a machine that automatically analyzes samples wasn’t working the night before. — The News-review, oregonlive.com, "Southern Oregon technology may help astronauts breathe easier," 24 Aug. 2019 The Houston area is home to 64 craft breweries, up from 18 in 2013, according a report from NAI Partners, a local commercial real estate brokerage that analyzed data from Houston Beer Guide. — Paul Takahashi, Houston Chronicle, "Houston’s craft beer craze more than doubles brewery space in six years," 23 Aug. 2019 That's according to a new study from compensation-data firm PayScale, which analyzed salaries of graduates from thousands of colleges and universities across the U.S. — Aimee Picchi, CBS News, "Graduates of these U.S. colleges earn the most," 20 Aug. 2019 Facial recognition technology, which analyzes pictures or live video of people’s faces in order to identify them, has increasingly faced regulators’ scrutiny in recent years. — Shirin Ghaffary, Vox, "Bernie Sanders wants to ban police use of facial recognition tech," 19 Aug. 2019 States need to be cautious when estimating marijuana tax revenue and deciding how to spend it, according to the Pew report, which analyzed rules in the states that have legalized marijuana and have active markets for the drug. — Pamela Wood, baltimoresun.com, "How much in taxes could Maryland make off legal weed? It’s hard to say.," 19 Aug. 2019 In the same time span, wildfire damages have increased fivefold with more than $52 billion in damages this last decade, according to the National Catastrophe Service, which analyzes disasters to assess risk management. — Special To The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive.com, "Wildfire toll leaves communities struggling to recover," 14 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'analyze.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for analyze
analyze
verb
English Language Learners Definition of analyze
: to study (something) closely and carefully : to learn the nature and relationship of the parts of (something) by a close and careful examination
: to study the emotions and thoughts of (someone) by using psychoanalysis
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analyze
verb
an·a·lyze
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analyzed;
analyzing
Kids Definition of analyze
1
: to examine something to find out what it is or what makes it work
The bacteria were analyzed under a powerful microscope.
2
: to study carefully to understand the nature or meaning of
analyze a problem
analyze
transitive verb
an·a·lyze
variants:
or British analyse \ ˈan-ᵊl-ˌīz
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analyzed
or British analysed;
analyzing
or British analysing