Ăn'a-lyze, v. t.

v. t. [Fr. analyser. See ANALYSIS.] [imp. & p. p. ANALYZED; p. pr. & vb. n. ANALYZING.] To resolve into its elements; to separate into its component parts or propositions, for the purpose of an examination of each separately; as, to analyze a fossil substance; to analyze an action to ascertain its morality.