ˈpärs, ˈpȧs, -ärz, -ȧz verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: Latin pars part (in pars orationis part of speech) — more at part
transitive verb
1.
a. : to resolve (as a sentence) into component parts of speech and describe them grammatically
b. : to describe (as a word) grammatically by stating the part of speech and explaining the inflection and syntactical relationships
2. : to examine in a minute way : analyze critically : anatomize 2, dissect 2 b
parse problems and solutions — C.B.Marshall
he excited no interest; he was merely something to parse — Ben Riker
intransitive verb
1. : to give a grammatical description of a word or a group of words
learning to spell and parse
2. : to admit of being parsed
looked at first reading as if it wouldn't parse