Parse (verb)

1. To analyze and interpret (a sentence or other linguistic unit) into its parts and describe their grammatical roles.
2. To examine and understand (something, especially information or data) in order to make sense of it or extract relevant information.
3. To divide (something) into parts and examine each part separately in order to understand it better.

Origin:

The word 'parse' originated from the latin word 'pars' meaning 'part'.

Examples:

1. The linguist parsed the sentence to understand its grammatical structure.
2. The software was able to parse the data and find patterns within it.
3. The detective parsed the evidence to determine the sequence of events.
4. She parsed the recipe to understand how to make the dish.
5. The parser module in the compiler analyzed the source code and generated the syntax tree.