analyze

verb

1.
consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning
Derived from:
analysis analyst
Exemplifies:
American spelling
2.
make a mathematical, chemical, or grammatical analysis of; break down into components or essential features
Antonym:
synthesize
Derived from:
analyst analyzer
Instrument:
analyzer
Exemplifies:
American spelling
3.
break down into components or essential features
Exemplifies:
American spelling
4.
subject to psychoanalytic treatment
Derived from:
analysis analyst
Exemplifies:
American spelling