analyse

 
Pronunciation: /ˈan(ə)lʌɪz/
(US analyze)

verb

[with object]
  • 1examine (something) methodically and in detail, typically in order to explain and interpret it: we need to analyse our results more clearly
  • discover or reveal (something) through close examination: [with clause]: he tried to analyse exactly what was going on
  • identify and measure the chemical constituents of (a substance or specimen): this DNA can be analysed by various methods, including full base sequencing
  • Grammar resolve (a sentence) into its grammatical elements; parse.
  • 2psychoanalyse (someone).

Derivatives

analysable

adjective

analyser

noun

Origin:

late 16th century: influenced by French analyser, from medieval Latin analysis (see analysis)

Spelling help

The ending of analyse should be spelled -yse (the spelling analyze is American).