Describe vs. Analyze
Difference Between Describe and Analyze
Describeverb
(transitive) To represent in words.
The feeling is difficult to describe, but not unpleasant.The geographer describes countries and cities.Analyzeverb
(transitive) To subject to analysis.
Describeverb
(transitive) To represent by drawing; to draw a plan of; to delineate; to trace or mark out.
to describe a circle by the compasses;a torch waved about the head in such a way as to describe a circleAnalyzeverb
(transitive) To resolve (anything complex) into its elements.
Describeverb
To give rise to a geometrical structure.
The function describes a very complex surface.Analyzeverb
(transitive) To separate into the constituent parts, for the purpose of an examination of each separately.
Describeverb
To introduce a new taxon to science by explaining its characteristics and particularly how it differs from other taxa.
The fungus was first described by a botanist.Analyzeverb
(transitive) To examine in such a manner as to ascertain the elements or nature of the thing examined; as, to analyze a fossil substance, to analyze a sentence or a word, or to analyze an action to ascertain its morality.
Describeverb
(obsolete) To distribute into parts, groups, or classes; to mark off; to class.
Analyzeverb
consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning;
analyze a sonnet by Shakespeareanalyze the evidence in a criminal trialanalyze your real motivesDescribeverb
give a description of;
He drew an elaborate plan of attackAnalyzeverb
make a mathematical, chemical, or grammatical analysis of; break down into components or essential features;
analyze a specimenanalyze a sentenceanalyze a chemical compoundDescribeverb
to give an account or representation of in words;
Discreet Italian police described it in a manner typically continentalAnalyzeverb
break down into components or essential features;
analyze today's financial marketDescribeverb
identify as in botany or biology, for example
Analyzeverb
subject to psychoanalytic treatment;
I was analyzed in Vienna by a famous psychiatristDescribeverb
make a mark or lines on a surface;
draw a linetrace the outline of a figure in the sand
