Definition of examine

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Examine (v. t.) To test by any appropriate method; to inspect carefully with a view to discover the real character or state of; to subject to inquiry or inspection of particulars for the purpose of obtaining a fuller insight into the subject of examination, as a material substance, a fact, a reason, a cause, the truth of a statement; to inquire or search into; to explore; as, to examine a mineral; to examine a ship to know whether she is seaworthy; to examine a proposition, theory, or question..

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Self-examinant :: Self-examinant (n.) One who examines himself; one given to self-examination.
Discuss :: Discuss (v. t.) To examine in detail or by disputation; to reason upon by presenting favorable and adverse considerations; to debate; to sift; to investigate; to ventilate.
Rejudge :: Rejudge (v. t.) To judge again; to reexamine; to review; to call to a new trial and decision.
Grope :: Grope (v. t.) To examine; to test; to sound.
Test :: Test (v. t.) To examine or try, as by the use of some reagent; as, to test a solution by litmus paper..
Weigh :: Weigh (v. t.) To examine by the balance; to ascertain the weight of, that is, the force with which a thing tends to the center of the earth; to determine the heaviness, or quantity of matter of; as, to weigh sugar; to weigh gold..
Cross-examined :: Cross-examined (imp. & p. p.) of Cross-examin.
Question :: Question (n.) The act of asking; interrogation; inquiry; as, to examine by question and answer..
Overlook :: Overlook (v. t.) To inspect; to examine; to look over carefully or repeatedly.
Judge :: Judge (v. t.) To examine and pass sentence on; to try; to doom.
Review :: Review (n.) To reexamine judically; as, a higher court may review the proceedings and judgments of a lower one..
Canvass :: Canvass (n.) To sift; to strain; to examine thoroughly; to scrutinize; as, to canvass the votes cast at an election; to canvass a district with reference to its probable vote..
Surveyor :: Surveyor (n.) One who views and examines for the purpose of ascertaining the condition, quantity, or quality of anything; as, a surveyor of highways, ordnance, etc..
Controller :: Controller (n.) An officer appointed to keep a counter register of accounts, or to examine, rectify, or verify accounts..
Study :: Study (v. t.) To apply the mind to; to read and examine for the purpose of learning and understanding; as, to study law or theology; to study languages..
Reexaminable :: Reexaminable (a.) Admitting of being reexamined or reconsidered.
Examinership :: Examinership (n.) The office or rank of an examiner.
Searcher :: Searcher (n.) Formerly, an officer in London appointed to examine the bodies of the dead, and report the cause of death..
Prospect :: Prospect (v. t.) To look over; to explore or examine for something; as, to prospect a district for gold..
Starched :: Star-chamber (n.) An ancient high court exercising jurisdiction in certain cases, mainly criminal, which sat without the intervention of a jury. It consisted of the king's council, or of the privy council only with the addition of certain judges. It could proceed on mere rumor or examine witnesses; it could apply torture. It was abolished by the Long Parliament in 1641..
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