( BrE ) ( NAmE ana·lyze ) / ˈænəlaɪz; NAmE / verb
1.
to examine the nature or structure of sth, especially by separating it into its parts, in order to understand or explain it :
[ vn ]
The job involves gathering and analysing data.
He tried to analyse his feelings.
[ v wh- ]
We need to analyse what went wrong.
2.
[ vn ] = psychoanalyse
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WORD ORIGIN
late 16th cent.: influenced by French analyser , from medieval Latin analysis from Greek analusis , from analuein unloose, from ana- up + luein loosen.