- (transitive)
to examine or treat (a person) by psychoanalysis
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
psy•cho•an•a•lyze /ˌsaɪkoʊˈænəlaɪz/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object], -lyzed, -lyz•ing.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025- to treat by means of psychoanalysis.
psy•cho•an•a•lyze
(sī′kō an′l īz′),USA pronunciation v.t., -lyzed, -lyz•ing.
psy′cho•an′a•lyz′er, n.
- Psychotherapyto investigate or treat by psychoanalysis.
- psycho- + analyze 1910–15
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