v.tr. (US analyze) 1 examine in detail the constitution or structure of. 2 Chem. ascertain the constituents of (a sample of a mixture or compound). 3 find or show the essence or structure of (a book, music, etc.). 4 Gram. resolve (a sentence) into its grammatical elements. 5 psychoanalyse. analysable adj. analyser n.
[ obs. analyse (n.) or F analyser f. analyse (n.) f. med.L ANALYSIS ]