analyze

verb

subject to psychoanalytic treatment

break down into components or essential features

make a mathematical, chemical, or grammatical analysis of

consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning

Roots

anaana- · Greek · up, back lysis-lyz · Greek · loosening

Synonyms for analyze

examinev dissectv anatomizev scrutinizev studyn parsev investigatev inspectv deducev

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Where does analyze come from?

The word analyze breaks down into 2 roots of Greek origin: ana-, from Greek ana (“up, back”); and -lyz, from Greek lysis (“loosening”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.