analyze

English

/ˈæn.ə.laɪz/

verb
Definitions
  • (transitive) To subject to analysis.
  • (transitive) To resolve (anything complex) into its elements.
  • (transitive) To separate into the constituent parts, for the purpose of an examination of each separately.
  • (transitive) 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, or to analyze an action to ascertain its morality.

Etymology

Derived from French analyser derived from analysis derived from Ancient Greek ἀνάλυσις (dissolution, a loosening, releasing, a breaking up).

Origin

Ancient Greek

ἀνάλυσις

Gloss

dissolution, a loosening, releasing, a breaking up

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