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   analyse

   /ˈanəlʌɪz/

   verb

   • 1. examine (something) methodically and in detail, typically in order to explain and interpret it: "we need to analyse our results more clearly" Similar examineinspectsurveyscanstudyscrutinizelook overperusesearchinvestigateexploreproberesearchinquire intogo overgo over with a fine-tooth combchecksiftdissectauditjudgereviewevaluateinterpretrare:anatomize
   • ▪ discover or reveal (something) through close examination: "he tried to analyse exactly what was going on"
   • ▪ identify and measure the chemical constituents of (a substance or specimen): "this DNA can be analysed by various methods, including full base sequencing" Similar break downresolveseparatereducedecomposedisintegratedissectdivideassaytestrare:fractionateOpposite synthesize
   • ▪ resolve (a sentence) into its grammatical elements; parse.
   • 2. psychoanalyse (someone).

   Word Origin late 16th century: influenced by French analyser, from medieval Latin analysis (see analysis).

   Derivatives

   • 1. analysable adjective

   Scrabble Points: 10

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