analyze

tr.v., -lyzed, -lyz·ing, -lyz·es.

1. To examine methodically by separating into parts and studying their interrelations.
2. Chemistry. To make a chemical analysis of.
3. Mathematics. To make a mathematical analysis of.
4. To psychoanalyze.

[Perhaps from French analyser, from analyse, analysis, from Greek analusis. See analysis.]

analyzable an'a·lyz'a·ble adj.
analyzation an'a·ly·za'tion (-lĭ-zā'shən) n.
analyzer an'a·lyz'er n.

SYNONYMS  analyze, anatomize, dissect. These verbs mean to separate into constituent parts for study: analyze a chemical substance; a book that anatomizes 19th-century European history; medical students dissecting cadavers.

To evaluate the condition of an accounting-related item and possible reasons for discrepancies. For example, an auditor will analyze the makeup of an expense account to determine whether it is properly stated; has it been charged for proper items that are verified by source documents? Another example: appraising the financial health of a company by analyzing its financial statements as a basis for making investment or credit decisions. See also Evidence; Examination; Verification.

verb

1. To separate into parts for study: anatomize, break down, dissect, resolve. See assemble/disassemble, investigate.
2. To study closely or systematically: examine, inspect, investigate. See investigate.

v

Definition: break down to components
Antonyms: assemble, combine, synthesize

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IN BRIEF: To break apart and examine an idea for full understanding.

Sam loved to analyze his sister's dreams.

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - analysere

Français (French)
v. tr. - analyser, faire l'analyse de, (Ling) faire l'analyse logique de, psychanalyser

Deutsch (German)
v. - analysieren, zergliedern

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - αναλύω, ψυχαναλύω

Italiano (Italian)
analizzare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - analisar, examinar, decompor, separar

Русский (Russian)
анализировать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - analizar, psicoanalizar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - analysera

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
检讨, 细察, 分析

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 檢討, 細察, 分析

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 을 분해[분석]하다, 을 검토하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 分解して検討する, 分析する, 解析する

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮עשה אנליזה, ניתח‬

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