reexamine

American  

[ree-ig-zam-in] / ˌri ɪgˈzæm ɪn /

Or re-examine

verb (used with object)

reexamined, reexamining

1. to examine again.

2. Law. to examine (a witness) again after having questioned them previously.

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• reexaminable
  adjective
• reexamination
  noun
• reexaminer
  noun

Etymology

Origin of reexamine

First recorded in 1585–95; re- + examine

Explanation

To reexamine something is to consider or inspect it again. A detective might need to go back and reexamine the scene of a crime several times during her investigation. A scientist who's studying an unfamiliar bacteria will examine it, and then reexamine it again and again. And, if you still have an earache a week after starting antibiotics, your doctor may want to reexamine you. Whenever you take another careful look at something, you reexamine it. The verb reexamine adds the "again" prefix re- to examine, from the Latin examinare, "to test, try, consider, or ponder."

Related Words

• reconsider
• review