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an·a·lyse
(ăn′ə-līz′)v. Chiefly British
Variant of analyze.
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analyse
(ˈænəˌlaɪz) oranalyze
vb (tr)
1. to examine in detail in order to discover meaning, essential features, etc
2. to break down into components or essential features: to analyse a financial structure.
3. to make a mathematical, chemical, grammatical, etc, analysis of
4. (Psychoanalysis) another word for psychoanalyse
[C17: back formation from analysis]
ˌanaˈlysable, ˌanaˈlyzable adj
ˌanalyˈsation, ˌanalyˈzation n
ˈanaˌlyser, ˈanaˌlyzer n
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an•a•lyze
(ˈæn lˌaɪz)v.t. -lyzed, -lyz•ing.
1. to separate (a material or abstract entity) into constituent parts or elements; determine the elements or essential features of (opposed to synthesize).
2. to examine critically, so as to bring out the essential elements or give the essence of: to analyze a poem.
3. to examine carefully and in detail so as to identify causes, key factors, possible results, etc.: to analyze a situation.
4. to subject to mathematical, chemical, grammatical, etc., analysis.
an′a•lyz`a•ble, adj.
an`a•lyz`a•bil′i•ty, n.
an`a•ly•za′tion, n.
an′a•lyz`er, n.
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analyse
Past participle: analysed
Gerund: analysing
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Verb | 1. | ![]() anatomize - analyze down to the smallest detail; "This writer anatomized the depth of human behavior" diagnose, name - determine or distinguish the nature of a problem or an illness through a diagnostic analysis diagnose - subject to a medical analysis survey, appraise - consider in a comprehensive way; "He appraised the situation carefully before acting" survey - make a survey of; for statistical purposes compare - examine and note the similarities or differences of; "John compared his haircut to his friend's"; "We compared notes after we had both seen the movie" check, check into, check out, check over, check up on, suss out, look into, go over - examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition; "check the brakes"; "Check out the engine" assay - analyze (chemical substances) audit, scrutinise, scrutinize, inspect - examine carefully for accuracy with the intent of verification; "audit accounts and tax returns" screen - examine methodically; "screen the suitcases" trace, follow - follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something; "We must follow closely the economic development is Cuba" ; "trace the student's progress" investigate, look into - investigate scientifically; "Let's investigate the syntax of Chinese" |
2. | ![]() factor analyse, factor analyze - to perform a factor analysis of correlational data | |
3. | ![]() parse - analyze syntactically by assigning a constituent structure to (a sentence) | |
4. | ![]() psychiatry, psychological medicine, psychopathology - the branch of medicine dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders |
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analysis
(əˈnӕləsis) – plural aˈnalyses (-siːz) – noun1. (a) detailed examination of something (a sentence, a chemical compound etc) especially by breaking it up into the parts of which it is made up. The chemist is making an analysis of the poison; close analysis of the situation.análisis
2. (especially American) psycho-analysis. He is undergoing analysis for his emotional problems.psicoanálisis
analyse (ˈӕnəlaiz) , (American) analyze verb to examine the nature of (something) especially by breaking up (a whole) into parts. The doctor analysed the blood sample.analizar
analyst (ˈӕnəlist) noun1. a person who analyses. a chemical analyst.analista
2. (especially American) a psychiatrist. psicoanalista
analytical (ӕnəˈlitikl) adjectiveKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
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