examine
Listen:Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
examine/ɪɡˈzamɪn/
▶verb
- 1 inspect or study thoroughly to determine the nature or condition of.
- 2 test the knowledge or proficiency of.
- 3 Law formally question (a defendant or witness) in court.
– derivatives
examinable adjective,
examinee noun,
examiner noun.
examinable adjective,
examinee noun,
examiner noun.
– origin ME: from OFr. examiner, from L. examinare ‘weigh, test’, from examen ‘examination’.
'examine' also found in these Oxford entries:
access
- analyse
- anatomize
- censor
- censure
- check
- colposcope
- consider
- cross-examine
- discuss
- explore
- feel
- go
- grand jury
- inspect
- introspect
- look
- magnifying glass
- manipulate
- moot
- overhaul
- palpate
- peruse
- probe
- quiz
- re-
- re-examine
- referee
- revise
- roadblock
- -scopy
- scout
- scrutator
- scrutinize
- search
- see
- sieve
- sift
- sound
- survey
- tax
- test
- vet
- winnow
- X-ray
