(transitive) to examine or treat (a person) by psychoanalysis
Derived Forms
psychoanalyser, (US) psychoanalyzer, noun
Word Origin and History for psychoanalyze
v.
also psycho-analyse, psychoanalyse, 1911; see psycho- + analyze. Related: Psychoanalyzed; psychoanalyzing. Earlier was psychologize (1830).
psychoanalyze in Medicine
psychoanalyze psy·cho·an·a·lyze (sī'kō-ān'ə-līz') v.psy·cho·an·a·lyzed, psy·cho·an·a·lyz·ing, psy·cho·an·a·lyz·es To analyze and treat by psychoanalysis.