English
Alternative spellings
analyze is a US and Canadian spelling.
Etymology
Greek: ανάλ��η (to dissolve). According to Wikipedia:Fowler's_Modern_English_Usage|Fowler the
alternative spelling analyze should be avoided since -yse is part of the stem of the
word and not an ending.
Pronunciation
IPA: WEAE /�æn.�l.aɪz/
Transitive verb
en-verb|analys|ing
- To subject to analysis; to resolve (anything complex) into its elements; to separate into the constituent parts, for the purpose of an examination of each separately; to examine in such a manner as to ascertain the elements or nature of the thing examined; as, to analyse a fossil substance; to analyse a sentence or a word; to analyse an action to ascertain its morality.
Related terms
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analyst
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