verb

1. subject to psychoanalytic treatment

e.g. I was analyzed in Vienna by a famous psychiatrist

Synonym: analyzepsychoanalyzepsychoanalyse

2. make a mathematical, chemical, or grammatical analysis of
break down into components or essential features

e.g. analyze a specimen
analyze a sentence
analyze a chemical compound

Synonym: analyzebreak downdissecttake apart

3. consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning

e.g. analyze a sonnet by Shakespeare
analyze the evidence in a criminal trial
analyze your real motives

Synonym: analyzestudyexaminecanvasscanvas

4. break down into components or essential features

e.g. analyze today's financial market

Synonym: analyze