To analyse (analyze is U.S. English) something is to consider it in detail so you can figure out its workings or meaning.
Verb
subject to psychoanalytic treatment; "I was analyzed in Vienna by a famous psychiatrist"
Verb
make a mathematical, chemical, or grammatical analysis of; break down into components or essential features; "analyze a specimen"; "analyze a sentence"; "analyze a chemical compound"
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consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning; "analyze a sonnet by Shakespeare"; "analyze the evidence in a criminal trial"; "analyze your real motives"
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break down into components or essential features; "analyze today''s financial market"
n.
Alt. of Analyser
Usage Examples
Acting is invigorating. But I don't analyse it too much. It's like a dog smelling where it's going to do its toilet in the morning.
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Other Usage ExamplesWe coin concepts and we use them to analyse and explain nature and society. But we seem to forget, midway, that these concepts are our own constructs and start equating them with reality.
Whenever you analyse anyone who has had any success and they're in the headlines, you will find they are human and make mistakes. I'm certainly that and I've made a lot of mistakes.