As verbs the difference between analyze and inquire
is that analyze is to subject to analysis while inquire is (lb) to ask (about something).
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
inquire
English
Alternative forms
* enquire (chiefly British)
Verb
(intransitive'' or ''transitive )
(lb) To ask (about something).
To make an inquiry or an investigation.
*
*:"A fine man, that Dunwody, yonder," commented the young captain, as they parted, and as he turned to his prisoner. "We'll see him on in Washington some day.A strong man—a strong one; and a heedless." ΒΆ "Of what party is he?" she inquired , as though casually.
Usage notes
* In British English, the spelling enquire' is more common, with '''inquire''' often reserved for official inquests. In Canada and the US, both spellings are acceptable, though ' inquire is favored.
Synonyms
* (l)
Related terms
* inquiry
* query
Derived terms
* inquire after
* inquire of
