analyse

Universal Words (BrE) (AmE analyze) verb 1 to examine the nature or structure of sth, especially by separating it into its parts, in order to understand or explain it: [VN] The job involves gathering and analysing data. * He tried to analyse his feelings. * The first step is to define and analyse the problem. * [Vwh-] We need to analyse what went wrong. 2 [VN] = PSYCHOANALYSE