reanalyze en · VERB
Pronunciation
- /ɹiːˈæn.ə.laɪz/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ɹiːˈæn.ə.lɑɪz/ (Australia)
- /ɹiˈæn.ə.laɪz/ (General-American)
- [ɹiˈɛːn.ə.laɪz] (General-American)
- /ɹiːˈæn.lɑɪz/ (Australia)
- [ɹiˈɛən.ə.laɪz] (General-American)
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.
Meanings
- To analyze again.
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To analyze a lexeme with a different structure from its original, often by misunderstanding.
"SOS" has, in contemporary usage, been reanalyzed to stand for "save our souls".
Thus hamburger (whose true etymology is 'city of Hamburg' + er 'someone from') has been reanalyzed as ham + burger 'burger made with ham.'
2006, Shaligram Shukla, Jeff Connor-Linton, “Language change”, in Ralph Fasold, Jeff Connor-Linton, editors, An Introduction to Language and Linguistics, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 296:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| re-analyse | alternative | lexicographic | |
| reanalyse | alternative | lexicographic | |
| re-analyze | alternative | lexicographic | |
| reanalyzed | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| reanalyzed | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| reanalyzes | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| reanalyzing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |