2 definitions
for analyse
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Analyse \An"a*lyse\, v., Analyser \An"a*ly`ser\, n., etc.
Same as Analyze, Analyzer, etc.
[1913 Webster]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 :
analyse
v 1: 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" [syn: analyze,
study, examine, canvass, canvas]
2: break down into components or essential features; "analyze
today's financial market" [syn: analyze]
3: 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" [syn: analyze, break down, dissect, take
apart] [ant: synthesize]
4: subject to psychoanalytic treatment; "I was analyzed in
Vienna by a famous psychiatrist" [syn: analyze, psychoanalyze,
psychoanalyse]