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Definitions for Examine

[1] to inspect or scrutinize carefully: to examine a prospective purchase.
[2] 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.
[3] to inquire into or investigate: to examine one's motives.
[4] to test the knowledge, reactions, or qualifications of (a pupil, candidate, etc.), as by questions or assigning tasks.
[5] 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.
[6] to look at, inspect, or scrutinize carefully or in detail; investigate
[7] education to test the knowledge or skill of (a candidate) in (a subject or activity) by written or oral questions or by practical tests
[8] law to interrogate (a witness or accused person) formally on oath
[9] med to investigate the state of health of (a patient)

Words related to Examine

consider, scan, probe, scrutinize, check, ponder, review, research, read, screen, inspect, explore, audit, criticize, study, try, investigate, survey, view, vet

Words nearby Examine

exam., examen, examinant, examination, examination for discovery, examine, examine-in-chief, examinee, examiner, examinership, examplar

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

Other words from Examine

ex·am·in·a·ble , adjective
ex·am·i·na·to·ri·al [ig-zam-uh -nuh -tawr -ee-uh l, -tohr -] /ɪgˌzæm ə nəˈtɔr i əl, -ˈtoʊr-/ , adjective
ex·am·in·er , noun
ex·am·in·ing·ly , adverb
pre·ex·am·ine , verb (used with object), pre·ex·am·ined, pre·ex·am·in·ing.
pre·ex·am·in·er , noun
sub·ex·am·in·er , noun
su·per·ex·am·in·er , noun
un·ex·am·in·a·ble , adjective
un·ex·am·ined , adjective
un·ex·am·in·ing , adjective
well-ex·am·ined , adjective

Word origin for Examine

C14: from Old French examiner, from Latin exāmināre to weigh, from exāmen means of weighing; see examen

Synonyms for Examine

audit, check, check out, consider, criticize, delve into, explore, inspect, investigate, ponder, pore over, probe, read, research, review, scan, screen, scrutinize, study, survey, try, vet, view, appraise, assay, canvass, case, eye, finger, frisk, gun, inquire, parse, peruse, prospect, prove, reconnoiter, sift, sweep, weigh, winnow, chew over, dig into, go into, go over, go through, look over, look see, pat down, pick at, scope, scrutinate, search into, size up, take stock of, turn over