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DictionaryanalyzeDetailed examination
verb

analyze

AN-uh-lyze/ˈænlˌaɪz/

To examine something closely to understand its workings.

The repairer analyzes the arrangement of the clock's separated gears.

A white watch repairer examines separated clock gears arranged in order on a workbench.
Etymology
anaGreekup, throughout
+lyzeGreekto unfasten, loosen

Loosening something up supplies the image behind taking it apart to understand it, extending physical dissection to close examination. The English verb may have been formed directly from analysis rather than borrowed from French.

In context

Valerio Velardo - The Sound of AI43:34
we are going to analyze the final chord in the sequence the last chord in the sequence and if that is the tonic then we're going to give it A+ one
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More examples

  • The scientists analyzed water from several locations.
  • We analyze the poem's images before discussing its theme.
  • He has been analyzed by the same therapist for years.

Forms

analyze · analyzes · analyzed · analyzing

analysis noun — Detailed examination aimed at understanding something.

analyst noun — A person who studies information or underlying meanings.

Similar words

examine
Can mean inspecting without investigating underlying relationships.
dissect
More strongly suggests dividing something into distinct parts.