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analyze vs assay

assay vs analyze

analyze is not a noun while assay is a noun.

analyze and assay both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
analyze No No Yes No
assay Yes No Yes No
As verbs, assay is a hyponym of analyze; that is, assay is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than analyze:
  • analyze: consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning
  • assay: analyze (chemical substances)
analyze (noun) assay (noun)
a quantitative or qualitative test of a substance (especially an ore or a drug) to determine its components; frequently used to test for the presence or concentration of infectious agents or antibodies etc.
an appraisal of the state of affairs
a written report of the results of an analysis of the composition of some substance
a substance that is undergoing an analysis of its components
analyze (verb) assay (verb)
consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning analyze (chemical substances)
make a mathematical, chemical, or grammatical analysis of; break down into components or essential features make an effort or attempt
subject to psychoanalytic treatment
break down into components or essential features
Difference between analyze and assay

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