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- pronunciation:
- ae
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laIz
- 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 |
adverb + (v.)analyze
carefully, critically, independently, properly, statistically, systematically, thoroughly
(v.)analyze
+ adverb
individually, separately
(v.)analyze
+ noun
composition,
content,
context,
correlation,
data,
database,
dynamics,
effectiveness,
frequency,
gender,
impact,
interaction,
laboratory,
pattern,
phenomenon,
regression,
response,
result,
rhythm,
sample,
situation,
soil,
spectrum,
statistics,
survey,
trend
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The word analyze
contains the following parts:
ana-
Greek
prefix
that means up; against; back
  Example words:
Anabaptist, anabatic, anabiosis, anabolism, anachronism, anadromous, anagram, analects, analogy, analysis, analyst, analytics, analyze, anapest, anaphora, anastomosis, anastrophe, anathema, anatomy, psychoanalysis
lys, lyt, -lyze
Greek
root
that means break down, disintegrate
Example words:
analysis, analyst, analytic, analyze, catalyst, catalyze, electrolysis, electrolyte, hydrolysis, lysis, paralysis, paralyze
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