Standard Lemma guide

reanalyze

verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ɹiːˈæn.ə.laɪz/
  • General-American: /ɹiˈæn.ə.laɪz/
  • General-American: [ɹiˈɛən.ə.laɪz]
  • General-American: [ɹiˈɛːn.ə.laɪz]
  • Australian: /ɹiːˈæn.ə.lɑɪz/
  • Australian: /ɹiːˈæn.lɑɪz/
  • CMU ARPABET: R IY0 AE1 N AH0 L AY2 Z Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

verb

Meaning 1

To analyze again.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To analyze a lexeme with a different structure from its original, often by misunderstanding.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

Examples

  • "SOS" has, in contemporary usage, been reanalyzed to stand for "save our souls".

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English analyze English reanalyze From re- + analyze.