Reanalyze

//ɹiːˈæn.ə.laɪz// verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To analyze again.
  2. 2
    To analyze a lexeme with a different structure from its original, often by misunderstanding.

    ""SOS" has, in contemporary usage, been reanalyzed to stand for "save our souls"."

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""SOS" has, in contemporary usage, been reanalyzed to stand for "save our souls"."

Etymology

From re- + analyze.

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