lyse
Greekloosen, dissolve, break down
About This Root
From Greek lysis (loosening, dissolution), from lyein (to loosen). In English it appears in both everyday and scientific words: analyze/analyse (break down into parts), paralysis (loosening of muscle control), catalyze (speed up dissolution/reaction), and psychoanalysis. The -lysis suffix consistently means 'breaking down' or 'dissolution.'
Associated Words · 11
analysis
Decomposition into components in order to study (a complex thing, concept, theory etc.)
analyst
A person who examines and interprets data or information
analyze
To examine something carefully by breaking it into parts
paralyze
To cause paralysis; to render unable to move or function
analytical
Using careful logical analysis to understand something
paralysis
Loss of movement in part of the body; inability to act
analytic
Relating to or using analysis and logical reasoning
analyse
To examine something in detail to understand its nature or structure
psychoanalysis
A therapeutic method exploring unconscious mental processes, based on Freudian theory
catalyze
To act as a catalyst; to accelerate a process or change
paralyse
To cause paralysis; to make unable to move or function