assay

assay

verb

Definition of ASSAY

1

to identify and examine the basic elements or parts of (something) especially for discovering interrelationships <the company assayed a sample of the rock to see if it contained gold in quantities worth mining>

Synonyms anatomize, assay, break down, cut, deconstruct, dissect

Related Words assess, diagnose, evaluate, examine, inspect, investigate, scrutinize; arrange, assort, catalog (or catalogue), categorize, classify, codify, diagram, enumerate, index, order, schematize, sort, tabulate; divide, reduce, segment, separate, subdivide

Near Antonyms agglomerate, aggregate, amalgamate, assimilate, coalesce, conglomerate, consolidate, integrate, synthesize, unify

2

to make an effort to do <assaying the task of writing his autobiography>

Synonyms assay, endeavor, essay, seek, strive, try

Related Words fight, strain, struggle, toil, trouble, work; aim, aspire, hope; assume, take up, undertake

Near Antonyms drop, give up, quit