Analyze definition

(1) Subject to psychoanalytic treatment

"I was analyzed in Vienna by a famous psychiatrist"

(2) 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"

(3) 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"

(4) Break down into components or essential features

"Analyze today's financial market"