Definition of Analyse

Verb: analyse 'a-nu,lIz
Usage: Brit, Cdn (US: analyze)

Consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning
"analyse a sonnet by Shakespeare";
- analyze [N. Amer], study, examine, canvass, canvas
Make a mathematical, chemical, or grammatical analysis of; break down into components or essential features
"analyse a specimen";
- analyze [N. Amer], break down, dissect, take apart
(psychiatry) subject to psychoanalytic treatment
"I was analysed in Vienna by a famous psychiatrist";
- analyze [N. Amer], psychoanalyze [N. Amer], psychoanalyse [Brit, Cdn]