psychoanalyze

verb

psy·​cho·​an·​a·​lyze ˌsī-kō-ˈa-nə-ˌlīz 

psychoanalyzed; psychoanalyzing; psychoanalyzes

transitive verb

: to treat by means of psychoanalysis

Examples of psychoanalyze in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The movie’s incessant urge to psychoanalyze John’s fanaticism could have stopped at the boot camp sequence. —Natalia Winkelman, IndieWire, 28 Jan. 2025

But first, she is scolded, lectured and psychoanalyzed by the prosecutor and judge. —Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025

In order to try to break the briefcase’s control over Joy, the Doctor starts psychoanalyzing/insulting her in a way that feels reminiscent of Moffat’s writing on Sherlock. —Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 26 Dec. 2024

Bits of backstory about Iris’s father suggest there’s more to her attachment to Walter, but the film doesn’t try to psychoanalyze her. —Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1911, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for psychoanalyze

• contextualize
• industrialize
• materialise
• materialize
• memorialize
• microenterprise
• overemphasize
• particularize
• revolutionise
• revolutionize
• actualize
• antagonize

Kids Definition

psychoanalyze

verb

psy·​cho·​an·​a·​lyze ˌsi-kō-ˈan-ᵊl-ˌīz 

: to treat by means of psychoanalysis

Medical Definition

psychoanalyze

transitive verb

psy·​cho·​an·​a·​lyze

variants or British psychoanalyse

-ˈan-ᵊl-ˌīz 

psychoanalyzed or British psychoanalysed; psychoanalyzing or British psychoanalysing

: to treat by means of psychoanalysis