NYT Dictionary

ANALYZE

/ˈæn.əˌlaɪz/
VerbAN-a-lyzean-a-lyze · 3 syllablesGrade 6

Accepted in official NYT Spelling Bee puzzle years: 2021, 2023, 2025

Meaning

To subject to analysis.

Etymology

Origin: Latin

Probably formed within English, by back-formation, or by haplology from analysis + -ize, or from Middle French analyser, from the noun analyse, from Medieval Latin analysis, from Ancient Greek ἀνάλυσις (análusis, “a breaking up, a loosening, releasing”), from ἀναλύω (analúō, “to unloose, release, set free”), from ἀνά (aná, “on, up, above, throughout”) + λύσις (lúsis, “a loosening”), from λύω (lúō, “to unfasten”).

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

analyzestudyexamineanalysecanvasscanvasdissectpsychoanalyzepsychoanalyseair

Antonyms

synthesize

NYT Puzzle Appearances

Accepted in 2 recorded puzzles:

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