an·a·lyze [ ánn'l z ](past and past participlean·a·lyzed, present participlean·a·lyz·ing, 3rd person present singularan·a·lyz·es)
transitive verb
Definition:
1. study something closely: to examine something in great detail in order to understand it better or discover more about it
2. break something down into components: to find out what something is made up of by identifying its constituent parts
3. examine structure: to study the structure of something or how its constituent parts are put together
4. grammar express something using function words: to express grammatical relationships by using function words or word order rather than inflectional endings
