examine
[ig-zam-in]
- 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.
- to 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.
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Origin of examine
1275–1325; Middle English < Middle French examiner < Latin exāmināre to weigh, examine, test, equivalent to exāmin- (stem of exāmen examen) + -āre infinitive ending
Synonyms
See more synonyms for examine on Thesaurus.com1. search, probe, explore, study. 3. quiz.
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Contemporary Examples
And like all markers of cultural identity, words and tunes often exist inside of us, unexamined.
The unexamined life is not worth living, according to Socrates.
It may be true that the unexamined life is not worth living, but too much philosophy can have negative ends of its own.
No doubt they would prefer to leave all the terrible things that were going on at home in 1968 unexamined.
In contrast, in the U.S., bad, unexamined ideas sail through wearing the burqa of bipartisanship.
Historical Examples
This booty became his own when I, unexamined, was arrested, and thrown into prison.
The Life and Adventures of Baron TrenckBaron Trenck
Better leave it unexamined than begin with inquiries the end of which cannot be foreseen.
Judges and RuthRobert A. Watson
The semi-elliptical arch has one recommendation yet unexamined.
Old and New LondonWalter Thornbury
One could be loyal to unexamined things because they were unchallenged things.
The Research MagnificentH. G. Wells
But this adoption of unexamined rules, and this plodding on in a beaten track, will never lead to any thing great or eminent.
A Treatise on the Art of DancingGiovanni-Andrea Gallini
examine
- 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)
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Word Origin
C14: from Old French examiner, from Latin exāmināre to weigh, from exāmen means of weighing; see examen
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Word Origin and History for unexamined
examine
v.
c.1300, from Old French examiner "interrogate, question, torture," from Latin examinare "to test or try; weigh, consider, ponder," from examen "a means of weighing or testing," probably ultimately from exigere "weigh accurately" (see exact). Related: Examined; examining.
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Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
examine
(ĭg-zăm′ĭn)- To study or analyze an organic material.
- To test or check the condition or health of.
- To determine the qualifications, aptitude, or skills of by means of questions or exercises.
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