I. ˈpärs, chiefly Brit ˈpärz verb
( parsed ; pars·ing )
Etymology: Latin pars orationis part of speech
Date: circa 1553
transitive verb
1.
a. : to resolve (as a sentence) into component parts of speech and describe them grammatically
b. : to describe grammatically by stating the part of speech and explaining the inflection and syntactical relationships
2. : to examine in a minute way : analyze critically
having trouble parsing …explanations for dwindling market shares — R. S. Anson
intransitive verb
1. : to give a grammatical description of a word or a group of words
2. : to admit of being parsed
II. noun
Date: 1963
: a product or an instance of parsing