make a mathematical, chemical, or grammatical analysis of; break down into components or essential features
"analyze a specimen"
"analyze a sentence"
"analyze a chemical compound"
subject to psychoanalytic treatment
"I was analyzed in Vienna by a famous psychiatrist"
To subject to analysis.
"The scientist decided to analyze the water sample under a microscope."
The word "analyze" likely entered English through back-formation or haplology derived from the noun analysis. It ultimately traces its roots to Ancient Greek terms meaning "breaking up," referring to the act of loosening or releasing something apart.