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analyze - consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning; "analyze a sonnet by Shakespeare"; "analyze the evidence in a criminal trial"; "analyze your real motives" |
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analyse,
study,
examine,
canvass,
canvas |
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anatomize analyze down to the smallest detail; "This writer anatomized the depth of human behavior"
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diagnose,
name determine or distinguish the nature of a problem or an illness through a diagnostic analysis
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diagnose determine or distinguish the nature of a problem or an illness through a diagnostic analysis
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appraise,
survey consider in a comprehensive way; "He appraised the situation carefully before acting"
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survey consider in a comprehensive way; "He appraised the situation carefully before acting"
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compare examine and note the similarities or differences of; "John compared his haircut to his friend's"; "We compared notes after we had both seen the movie"
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check into,
check over,
check up on,
suss out,
look into,
go over,
check out,
check try to learn someone's opinions and intentions; "I have to sound out the new professor"
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assay analyze (chemical substances)
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reexamine,
review look at again; examine again; "let's review your situation"
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audit,
scrutinise,
scrutinize,
inspect attend academic courses without getting credit
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screen examine methodically; "screen the suitcases"
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trace,
follow follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something; "We must follow closely the economic development is Cuba" ; "trace the student's progress"
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investigate,
look into conduct an inquiry or investigation of; "The district attorney's office investigated reports of possible irregularities"; "inquire into the disappearance of the rich old lady"
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sieve,
sift distinguish and separate out; "sift through the job candidates"
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look at,
view,
consider look at carefully; study mentally; "view a problem"
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analyze - 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" |
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analyse,
dissect |
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synthesise,
synthesize combine so as to form a more complex, product; "his operas synthesize music and drama in perfect harmony"; "The liver synthesizes vitamins"
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parse analyze syntactically by assigning a constituent structure to (a sentence)
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botanise,
botanize collect and study plants
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analyze - subject to psychoanalytic treatment; "I was analyzed in Vienna by a famous psychiatrist" |
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analyse,
psychoanalyze,
psychoanalyse |
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care for,
treat be fond of; be attached to
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psychiatry,
psychological medicine,
psychopathology the branch of medicine dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders
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analyze - break down into components or essential features; "analyze today's financial market" |
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analyse |
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factor analyse,
factor analyze to perform a factor analysis of correlational data
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