"analyses" in the noun sense
1. analysis
an investigation of the component parts of a whole and their relations in making up the whole
2. analysis, analytic thinking
the abstract separation of a whole into its constituent parts in order to study the parts and their relations
3. analysis
a form of literary criticism in which the structure of a piece of writing is analyzed
4. analysis
the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., `the father of the bride' instead of `the bride's father'
5. analysis
a branch of mathematics involving calculus and the theory of limits sequences and series and integration and differentiation
6. psychoanalysis, analysis, depth psychology
a set of techniques for exploring underlying motives and a method of treating various mental disorders based on the theories of Sigmund Freud
"his physician recommended psychoanalysis"
"analyses" in the verb sense
1. analyze, analyse, study, examine, canvass
consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning
"analyze a sonnet by Shakespeare"
"analyze the evidence in a criminal trial"
"analyze your real motives"
2. analyze, analyse
break down into components or essential features
"analyze today's financial market"
3. analyze, analyse, break down, dissect, take apart
make a mathematical, chemical, or grammatical analysis of break down into components or essential features
"analyze a specimen"
"analyze a sentence"
"analyze a chemical compound"
4. analyze, analyse, psychoanalyze, psychoanalyse
subject to psychoanalytic treatment
"I was analyzed in Vienna by a famous psychiatrist"
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