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- pronunciation:
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- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Explorer, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
analyzes, analyzing, analyzed |
| definition: |
to separate into parts for close scrutiny; examine.
If we analyze the problem, perhaps we can solve it.The police had the substance analyzed in the laboratory to see what it contained.
- synonyms:
- anatomize, break down, clarify, dissect, essay, examine, fractionate
- similar words:
- assess, evaluate, explicate, inquire, investigate, question, reason, reduce, study, survey, test
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| related words: |
canvass, construe, criticize, discuss, essay, examine, explore, process, prove, research, resolve, review, scan, scrutinize, think, treat, try |
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