psychoanalyze

psychoanalyze
verb
subject to psychoanalytic treatment
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I was analyzed in Vienna by a famous psychiatrist

• Syn: ↑analyze, ↑analyse, ↑psychoanalyse
• Derivationally related forms: ↑psychoanalyst, ↑analyst (for: ↑analyze), ↑analysis (for: ↑analyze)
• Hypernyms: ↑treat, ↑care for
• Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s something

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Somebody ——s somebody

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\\|sī(ˌ)kō+\ transitive verb
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary, from psychoanalysis, after such pairs as International Scientific Vocabulary analysis : analyze
: to treat in accordance with the principles of psychoanalysis

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—psychoanalyzer, n.
/suy'koh an"l uyz'/, v.t., psychoanalyzed, psychoanalyzing.
to investigate or treat by psychoanalysis.
Also, esp. Brit., psychoanalyse.
[1910-15; PSYCHO- + ANALYZE]

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psychoanˈalyse or (N American) psychoanˈalyze transitive verb
To subject to psychoanalysis
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Main Entry: ↑psycho-

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psychoanalyze UK [ˌsaɪkəʊˈænəˌlaɪz] US [ˌsaɪkoʊˈænˌlaɪz] verb [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they psychoanalyze he/she/it psychoanalyzes present participle psychoanalyzing past tense psychoanalyzed past participle psychoanalyzed]
to treat someone who is unhappy or has mental problems by using psychoanalysis
Thesaurus: psychology and psychoanalysishyponym

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