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- pronunciation:
- ae
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laIz
- features:
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verb |
| inflections: |
analyzes, analyzing, analyzed |
| definition: |
When you analyze something, you look at its parts and study it carefully.
The teacher analyzed the poem so that the students could understand it.The chemist analyzed the strange substance to see what it contained.If we analyze the problem, maybe we can solve it.- synonyms:
- examine
- similar words:
- evaluate, inquire, investigate, question, reason, study, test
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| related words: |
criticize, discuss, examine, explore, process, research, review, try |
The word analyze
contains the following parts:
ana-
Greek
prefix
that means up; against; back
  Example words:
lys, lyt, -lyze
Greek
root
that means break down, disintegrate
Example words:
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