psychoanalyze

[ sahy-koh-an-l-ahyz ]
/ ˌsaɪ koʊˈæn lˌaɪz /

verb (used with object), psy·cho·an·a·lyzed, psy·cho·an·a·lyz·ing.

to investigate or treat by psychoanalysis.
Also especially British, psy·cho·an·a·lyse.

Origin of psychoanalyze

First recorded in 1910–15; psycho- + analyze

OTHER WORDS FROM psychoanalyze

psy·cho·an·a·lyz·er, noun

Words nearby psychoanalyze

psychoanalyse, psychoanalysis, psychoanalyst, psychoanalytic psychiatry, psychoanalytic therapy, psychoanalyze, psychobabble, psychobilly, psychobiography, psychobiology, psychochemical

Medical definitions for psychoanalyze

psychoanalyze
[ sī′kō-ăn′ə-līz′ ]

v.

To treat using psychoanalysis.