reexamine

or re-ex·am·ine

[ree-ig-zam-in]

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verb (used with object), re·ex·am·ined, re·ex·am·in·ing.

to examine again.
Law. to examine (a witness) again after having questioned him or her previously.

Origin of reexamine

First recorded in 1585–95; re- + examine

Related formsre·ex·am·in·a·ble, adjectivere·ex·am·i·na·tion, nounre·ex·am·in·er, noun

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Contemporary Examples of re-examine

“The city just needs to re-examine this whole 19th-century burial process,” Hunt, told the New York Times.
America’s Largest Mass Graveyard May Become a Public Park
Nina Strochlic
January 9, 2014
The public has generously granted the president more time to re-examine his strategy in Afghanistan.
Outfoxing Obama
Nicolle Wallace
October 20, 2009

Historical Examples of re-examine

Never once did anyone have the moral courage to re-examine that old decision.
The Lani People
J. F. Bone
It was these well-known facts that induced us to re-examine this question.
Colouration in Animals and Plants
Alfred Tylor
But if you wish to re-examine the place, I can of course enable you to do so.
Recollections of a Policeman
William Russell (aka Thomas Waters)
You compelled me to face the old problems once more, to re-examine the evidence.
A Gamble with Life
Silas K. Hocking
Our counsel did not care to re-examine me; I recognised that it would be useless.
Miss Cayley's Adventures
Grant Allen

British Dictionary definitions for re-examine

re-examine

verb (tr)

to examine again
law to examine (one's own witness) again upon matters arising out of his cross-examination

Derived Formsre-examinable, adjectivere-examination, nounre-examiner, noun

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Word Origin and History for re-examine

also reexamine, 1590s, from re- + examine. Related: Re-examined; re-examining.