In transitive terms the difference between analyze and decipher
is that analyze is 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 while decipher is to find a solution to a problem.
analyze
English
Alternative forms
* analyse (Commonwealth except Canada)
Verb
(analyz)
To subject to analysis.
To resolve (anything complex) into its elements.
To separate into the constituent parts, for the purpose of an examination of each separately.
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.
Usage notes
* According to the third edition of (
w,
Fowler's Modern English Usage), both
analyze'' and the British spelling ''analyse'' are equally indefensible from an etymological perspective. The correct but now impossible form should have been ''analysize .
Derived terms
* analyzable, analysable
* analyzability, analysability
* analyzer, analyser
* psychoanalyze, psychoanalyse
Related terms
* analysis
* analyst
* analytic / analytical
decipher
English
Alternative forms
* decypher
Verb
(
en verb)
To decode or decrypt a code or cipher to plain text.
To read text that is almost illegible or obscure.
To find a solution to a problem.
Derived terms
* decipherment
Related terms
* decrypt
Anagrams
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