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examine
[ig-zam-in]
verb (used with object)
to inspect or scrutinize carefully.
to examine a prospective purchase.
to observe, test, or investigate (a person's body or any part of it), especially in order to evaluate general health or determine the cause of illness.
to inquire into or investigate.
to examine one's motives.
Synonyms: quizto test the knowledge, reactions, or qualifications of (a pupil, candidate, etc.), as by questions or assigning tasks.
to subject to legal inquisition; put to question in regard to conduct or to knowledge of facts; interrogate.
to examine a witness;
to examine a suspect.
examine
/ ɪɡˈzæmɪn /
verb
to look at, inspect, or scrutinize carefully or in detail; investigate
education to test the knowledge or skill of (a candidate) in (a subject or activity) by written or oral questions or by practical tests
law to interrogate (a witness or accused person) formally on oath
med to investigate the state of health of (a patient)
Other Word Forms
- examinable adjective
- examinatorial adjective
- examiner noun
- examiningly adverb
- preexamine verb (used with object)
- preexaminer noun
- subexaminer noun
- superexaminer noun
- unexaminable adjective
- unexamined adjective
- unexamining adjective
- well-examined adjective
- examining adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of examine1
Example Sentences
To investigate, Xavier Delclòs and his research team examined amber and surrounding rock samples collected from the Genoveva quarry in Ecuador.
Time is running out however to give parliament the constitutionally required 70 days to examine the budget before year's end.
As First Brands slipped toward its chapter 11 filing, top lenders demanded that the company bring in new independent directors to examine its books.
Her group examined five years of nationally representative survey data and found striking evidence—adults over age 59 with Alzheimer’s were 21 times less likely to develop cancer than those without it.
Through advanced single-cell genomic analysis, the researchers examined RNA and DNA from thousands of individual brain cells to determine which ones behaved differently in people with depression and which DNA sequences might explain these variations.
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