psychoanalyze

especially British, psy·cho·an·a·lyse

[sahy-koh-an-l-ahyz]

verb (used with object)

psychoanalyzed, psychoanalyzing 

1. to investigate or treat by psychoanalysis.

Other Word Forms

• psychoanalyzer noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of psychoanalyze¹

First recorded in 1910–15; psycho- + analyze

Example Sentences

There are lots of good reasons for not psychoanalyzing politicians.

From Salon

And psychoanalyze all the movies on a Freudian level.

From Los Angeles Times

For me, it's about kind of psychoanalyzing and getting into why exactly she's the way she is.

From Salon

So you can imagine, she’s now being psychoanalyzed by the psychiatrist who worked on the Boston Strangler case.

From Salon

“I am not looking to psychoanalyze or understand them, I am looking to punish them. If the punishment is strong, the attacks on innocent people will stop.”

From Seattle Times