analyze

Definition

To subject to analysis.

Etymology

Probably a back-formation from analysis, or from Middle French analyser, from analyse, from Medieval Latin analysis, from Ancient Greek ἀνάλυσις (análusis, “a breaking up, a loosening, releasing”), from ἀναλύω (analúō, “to unloose, release, set free”), from ἀνά (aná, “on, up, above, throughout”) + λύσις (lúsis, “a loosening”), from λύω (lúō, “to unfasten”).

Example Sentences

• "This section addresses the recent homeless backlash by reviewing and analyzing antihomeless legislation[…]"
• "The clearest lesson is that the F.D.A. needs the power to demand adequate postmarketing studies and the resources to analyze the results."
• "The phase structure of the fabricated nanophosphor samples was analyzed by using an X-ray diffractometer (XRD; Mac Science, M18XHF-SRA) with Cu Kα ( λ = 1.5402 Å) radiation, and the JADE software was applied to analyze the XRD data."

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