1. Consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning
   "examine a sonnet by Shakespeare";
   - analyze [N. Amer], analyse [Brit, Cdn], study, canvass
    
2. Observe, check out, and look over carefully or inspect
   "The customs agent examined the baggage";
   - see
    
3. Investigate thoroughly to see if true
   "The journalist examined the politician's claims about the scandal";
   - probe
    
4. Ask questions as a test of knowledge
   "The professor examined the students on the course material"
    
5. Attempt to determine the quality, value, or truth of something by testing or experiment
   "examine this recipe";
   - test, prove, try, try out, essay, trial

1. (law) questioning of a witness by the party that called the witness after that witness has been subject to cross-examination
   "After the defence's cross-examination, the prosecutor conducted a reexamination to clarify some points";
   - redirect examination
    
2. A subsequent examination of a patient for the purpose of monitoring earlier treatment
   "The reexamination revealed that the treatment was working";
   - follow-up, followup, review

1. (law) question after cross-examination by opposing counsel
   "re-examine one's witness"
    
2. (law) question a witness again after cross-examination by opposing counsel
   "The prosecutor re-examined the witness";
   - review

Derived forms: re-examining, re-examined, re-examines

Type of: consider, evaluate, examination, interrogation, interrogatory, investigate, judge, look into, observe, pass judgment, query, question, reckon, regard, scrutiny, see, view

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