divide into pieces; "our department was dismembered when our funding dried up"; "The Empire was discerped after the war" Synonym(s):dismember, take apart, discerp
make a mathematical, chemical, or grammatical analysis of; break down into components or essential features; "analyze a specimen"; "analyze a sentence"; "analyze a chemical compound" Synonym(s):analyze, analyse, break down, dissect, take apart Antonym(s):synthesise, synthesize