to separate (a material or abstract entity) into constituent parts or elements; determine the elements or essential features of ( opposed to synthesize )

to analyze an argument.

to examine critically, so as to bring out the essential elements or give the essence of

to analyze a poem.

to examine carefully and in detail so as to identify causes, key factors, possible results, etc.

to subject to mathematical, chemical, grammatical, etc., analysis.

to psychoanalyze

a patient who has been analyzed by two therapists.

verb

assemble , combine , synthesize

verb

assay , beat a dead horse * , chew over , confab , consider , estimate , evaluate , figure , figure out , get down to brass tacks , hash * , inspect , interpret , investigate , judge , kick around * , rehash , resolve , scrutinize , sort out , spell out , study , talk game , test , think through , anatomize , break up , cut up , decompose , decompound , determine , disintegrate , dissect , dissolve , divide , electrolyze , hydrolyze , lay bare , parse , part , separate , x-ray , break down , examine , search , subdivide , weigh