Definition of: analyze

(an′ə·līz) v.t. ·lyzed, ·lyz·ing
1. To resolve into constituent parts or elements.
2. To make an analysis of, as a chemical compound or a mathematical problem.
3. Gram. To separate (a sentence) into its grammatical elements.
4. To examine minutely or critically, as a text. Also Brit. an′a·lyse. [<F analyser <analyse <Med. L analyses. See ANALYSIS.]
—an′a·lyz′a·ble adjective
—an′a·ly·za′tion noun
—an′a·lyz′er noun