In lang=en terms the difference between meditate and analyze
is that meditate is to sit or lie down and come to a deep rest while still remaining conscious while 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.
As verbs the difference between meditate and analyze
is that meditate is to contemplate; to keep the mind fixed upon something; to study while analyze is to subject to analysis.
meditate
English
(meditation)
Verb
To contemplate; to keep the mind fixed upon something; to study.
To sit or lie down and come to a deep rest while still remaining conscious.
Synonyms
* See also
Related terms
* meditative
* meditation
* meditator
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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
