Dictionary Check: analyze

"analyze" is a valid word!

Scrabble 19 points
Words with Friends 20 points

Definition

verb

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

Example: "analyze a sonnet by Shakespeare"
verb

make a mathematical, chemical, or grammatical analysis of; break down into components or essential features

Example: "analyze a specimen"
Antonyms:
verb

break down into components or essential features

Example: "analyze today's financial market"
Synonyms:
verb

subject to psychoanalytic treatment

Example: "I was analyzed in Vienna by a famous psychiatrist"

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