analyze, dissect, break down mean to divide a complex whole into its parts or elements. analyze suggests separating or distinguishing the component parts of something (such as a substance, a process, a situation) so as to discover its true nature or inner relationships.

Analyze is the American spelling of the same word. It is a verb, and can be used in all the same contexts as analyse. You can see in the following graphs that analyse is much more common in British English, whereas analyze is much more widely used in American English.

1. to separate (a material or abstract entity) into constituent parts or elements; determine the elements or essential features of (opposed to synthesize). 2. to examine critically, so as to bring out the essential elements or give the essence of: to analyze a poem.

Analyze means to study or examine something carefully in a methodical way. If you analyze your math tests from earlier in the year, you'll be able to figure out what you most need to study for the final exam.

Researchers analyzed the purchases of 6,300 households. The book brilliantly analyzes the cultural struggles taking place in America during the 1960s. We are trying to analyze what …

In the article, several experienced diplomats analyzed the president’s foreign policy. In order to analyze the relative importance of the depreciation values with respect to national account …

2016年12月23日 · Synonyms for ANALYZES: dissects, examines, assesses, investigates, evaluates, deconstructs, divides, cuts; Antonyms of ANALYZES: aggregates, synthesizes, integrates, consolidates, unifies, assimilates, coalesces, amalgamates

We took the sample to be chemically analyzed by a lab. Researchers are busy analyzing the results of the study. The bacteria were analyzed under a powerful microscope.

Also (esp. Brit.): analyse SYNONYMS 1. break down. 2. explicate. ANTONYMS 1. synthesize. Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC. Modified entries © 2019 by Penguin Random House LLC and HarperCollins Publishers Ltd.

to examine the nature or structure of something, especially by separating it into its parts, in order to understand or explain it analyze something The job involves gathering and analyzing data. He tried to analyze his feelings. The first step is to define and analyze the problem. analyze what, how, etc… We need to analyze what went wrong.