Computer Science To analyze or separate (input, for example) into more easily processed components.
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To break (a sentence) down into its component parts of speech with an explanation of the form, function, and syntactical relationship of each part.
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To describe (a word) by stating its part of speech, form, and syntactical relationships in a sentence.
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To examine closely or subject to detailed analysis, especially by breaking up into components: "What are we missing by parsing the behavior of chimpanzees into the conventional categories recognized largely from our own behavior?” ( Stephen Jay Gould).
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verb-intransitive
To admit of being parsed: sentences that do not parse easily.
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verb
To resolve (as a sentence) into component parts of speech and describe them grammatically.
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To describe grammatically by stating the part of speech and explaining the inflection and syntactical relationships.
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To examine in a minute way analyze critically.
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To give a grammatical description of a word or a group of words.
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To admit of being.
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