psychoanalyze

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verb

To treat (someone) using psychoanalysis.

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analyzeanalysepsychoanalyse
OriginEnglish analyze ← Ancient Greek ψῡχο- (psūkho-) →
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Meanings

verbpsychoanalyze (third-person singular simple present psychoanalyzes, present participle psychoanalyzing, simple past and past participle psychoanalyzed)

present singular third person psychoanalyzes · participle present psychoanalyzing · participle past psychoanalyzed · past psychoanalyzed · alternative psychoanalyse

  1. transitivehuman sciencesTo treat (someone) using psychoanalysis.
  2. intransitivehuman sciencesTo treat using psychoanalysis.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbsubject to psychoanalytic treatment

Similar
analyzeanalysepsychoanalyse
Broader
treatcare for
Also see
analyseanalyze

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekψῡχή (psūkhḗ)
  2. Ancient Greekψῡχο- (psūkho-)
  3. Englishpsycho-
  4. Englishanalyze
  5. Englishpsychoanalyze

From psycho- + analyze.

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Translations

Bulgarian психоанализирам
  • психоанализирам (psihoanaliziram)(transitive) to treat (someone) using psychoanalysis; (intransitive) to treat using psychoanalysis
Catalan psicoanalitzar
  • psicoanalitzar(transitive) to treat (someone) using psychoanalysis; (intransitive) to treat using psychoanalysis
Finnish analysoida, hoitaa psykoanalyysilla
  • analysoida(transitive) to treat (someone) using psychoanalysis; (intransitive) to treat using psychoanalysis
  • hoitaa psykoanalyysilla(transitive) to treat (someone) using psychoanalysis; (intransitive) to treat using psychoanalysis
French psychanalyser
  • psychanalyser(transitive) to treat (someone) using psychoanalysis; (intransitive) to treat using psychoanalysis
Polish psychoanalizować
  • psychoanalizować(transitive) to treat (someone) using psychoanalysis; (intransitive) to treat using psychoanalysis
Portuguese psicanalisar
  • psicanalisar(transitive) to treat (someone) using psychoanalysis; (intransitive) to treat using psychoanalysis
Romanian psihoanaliza
  • psihoanaliza(transitive) to treat (someone) using psychoanalysis; (intransitive) to treat using psychoanalysis
Spanish psicoanalizar
  • psicoanalizar(transitive) to treat (someone) using psychoanalysis; (intransitive) to treat using psychoanalysis
Cite this entry
APA

psychoanalyze. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/psychoanalyze

MLA

“psychoanalyze.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/psychoanalyze. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “psychoanalyze,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/psychoanalyze.

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