an ‧ a ‧ lyse W3 AC BrE AmE British English , analyze American English /ˈæn ə l-aɪz/ verb [transitive]
1 . to examine or think about something carefully, in order to understand it:
She still needs to analyse the data.
You need to sit down and analyse why you feel so upset.
Joe had never tried to analyze their relationship.
2 . to examine a substance to see what it is made of:
The cell samples are analyzed by a lab.
3 . to examine someone’s mental or emotional problems by using ↑ psychoanalysis