analyze

(transitive) To subject to analysis.

(transitive) To resolve (anything complex) into its elements.

(transitive) To separate into the constituent parts, for the purpose of an examination of each separately.

(transitive) To examine in such a manner as to ascertain the elements or nature of the thing examined; as, to analyze a fossil substance, to analyze a sentence or a word, or to analyze an action to ascertain its morality.