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analyse

(US analyze)

Definition of analyse

[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.

Derivatives

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

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

Definition of analyse in the US English dictionary

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