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to separate (a material or abstract entity) into constituent parts or elements; determine the elements or essential features of (opposed to ):
to analyze an argument.
to examine critically, so as to bring out the essential elements or give the essence of:
to analyze a poem.
to examine carefully and in detail so as to identify causes, key factors, possible results, etc.
to subject to mathematical, chemical, grammatical, etc., .
to :
a patient who has been analyzed by two therapists.
Contemporary Examples

analyzing the ebb and flow of the race, Howie said Weiland has positive momentum but Rounds is collapsing.
South Dakota’s Bizarre Four-Way (Senate Election, That Is) Ben Jacobs October 14, 2014

Historical Examples

analyzing these several grounds of defence, a distinction should be made at the start between three varieties of basing point.
Railroads: Rates and Regulations William Z. Ripley

analyzing his emotions he marveled at the condition he discovered.
Ann Arbor Tales Karl Edwin Harriman

analyzing himself, he was well aware that he would never possess a truly Christian spirit of humility and penitence.
Against The Grain Joris-Karl Huysmans

analyzing this, 155 he states thus his second head of discourse: “Motives to virtue are superior to motives to vice.”
French Classics William Cleaver Wilkinson

analyzing soils is sometimes of use, but usually has too much importance attached.
Soil Culture J. H. Walden

analyzing this document, Professor Erman concludes that the knowledge of the Egyptians was adequate to all practical requirements.
A History of Science, Volume 1(of 5) Henry Smith Williams

analyzing the key phrases in Bryce’s statement, we can best clarify the meaning of political self-determination.
The Fair Play Settlers of the West Branch Valley, 1769-1784 George D. Wolf

This course in analyzing People on Sight is as scientific as the automobile.
How to Analyze People on Sight Elsie Lincoln Benedict and Ralph Paine Benedict

v.

c.1600, “to dissect,” from French analyser, from analyse (see analysis). Literature sense is attested from 1610s; meaning in chemistry dates from 1660s. General sense of “to examine closely” dates from 1809; psychological sense is from 1909. Related: Analyzed; analyzing.