analyz

n. The act of analyzing, or separating into constituent parts; analysis. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Analyzed p. pr. & vb. n. Analyzing. ] [ Cf. F. analyser. See Analysis. ] 1. To subject to analysis; to resolve (anything complex) into its elements; to separate into the constituent parts, for the purpose of an examination of each separately; to examine in such a manner as to ascertain the elements or nature of the thing examined; to consider in detail in order to discover essential features or meaning; as, to analyze an action to ascertain its morality; to analyse a sonnet by Shakespeare; to analyse the evidence in a criminal trial; to analyse your real motives.
Syn. -- analyze, study, examine [ 1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5 ]

No one, I presume, can analyze the sensations of pleasure or pain. Darwin. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. make a mathematical, chemical, or grammatical analysis of; break down into components or essential features; as, to analyse a specimen; to analyze a fossil substance; to analyze a sentence or a word; to analyse a chemical compound.
Syn. -- analyze, break down, dissect, take apart. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

3. subject to psychoanalytic treatment. I was analysed in Vienna by a famous psychiatrist
Syn. -- analyze, psychoanalyze, psychoanalyse. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

adj. separated into components. [ WordNet 1.5 ]