psychoanalyze
verb
psy·cho·an·a·lyze
ˌsī-kō-ˈa-nə-ˌlīz 
psychoanalyzed; psychoanalyzing; psychoanalyzes
: to treat by means of psychoanalysis
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Bits of backstory about Iris’s father suggest there’s more to her attachment to Walter, but the film doesn’t try to psychoanalyze her.
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Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2024
Such a frame causes analysts to psychoanalyze Putin and explain Russian behavior by looking at, say, the size of his secret wealth.
—Joshua Yaffa, Foreign Affairs, 20 Apr. 2015
Salman Rushdie was supposed to play the role of a psychologist who psychoanalyzes Harvey Keitel during very long sequences in the movie.
—Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Instead of psychoanalyzing ourselves, others, or the world around us, this will be a time of light-hearted learning and staying curious to what (or who) we are drawn to.
—Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Dec. 2023
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Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2024
Such a frame causes analysts to psychoanalyze Putin and explain Russian behavior by looking at, say, the size of his secret wealth.
—Joshua Yaffa, Foreign Affairs, 20 Apr. 2015
Salman Rushdie was supposed to play the role of a psychologist who psychoanalyzes Harvey Keitel during very long sequences in the movie.
—Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Instead of psychoanalyzing ourselves, others, or the world around us, this will be a time of light-hearted learning and staying curious to what (or who) we are drawn to.
—Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Dec. 2023
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“Psychoanalyze.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/psychoanalyze. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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psychoanalyze
verb
psy·cho·an·a·lyze
ˌsi-kō-ˈan-ᵊl-ˌīz
: to treat by means of psychoanalysis
Medical Definition
psychoanalyze
transitive verb
psy·cho·an·a·lyze
variants
or British psychoanalyse
psychoanalyzed or British psychoanalysed; psychoanalyzing or British psychoanalysing
: to treat by means of psychoanalysis
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