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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But first, she is scolded, lectured and psychoanalyzed by the prosecutor and judge.
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Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025
In order to try to break the briefcase’s control over Joy, the Doctor starts psychoanalyzing/insulting her in a way that feels reminiscent of Moffat’s writing on Sherlock.
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 26 Dec. 2024
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.
—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
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Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025
In order to try to break the briefcase’s control over Joy, the Doctor starts psychoanalyzing/insulting her in a way that feels reminiscent of Moffat’s writing on Sherlock.
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 26 Dec. 2024
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.
—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
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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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