examine
    v 1: consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to
         discover essential features or meaning; "analyze a sonnet
         by Shakespeare"; "analyze the evidence in a criminal
         trial"; "analyze your real motives" [syn: analyze,
         analyse, study, examine, canvass, canvas]
    2: observe, check out, and look over carefully or inspect; "The
       customs agent examined the baggage"; "I must see your
       passport before you can enter the country" [syn: examine,
       see]
    3: question or examine thoroughly and closely [syn: probe,
       examine]
    4: question closely
    5: put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use
       to; "This approach has been tried with good results"; "Test
       this recipe" [syn: test, prove, try, try out,
       examine, essay]

Examine \Ex*am"ine\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Examined; p. pr. &
   vb. n. Examining.] [L. examinare, examinatum, fr. examen,
   examinis: cf. F. examiner. See Examen.]
   1. 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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            Examine well your own thoughts.       --Chaucer.
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            Examine their counsels and their cares. --Shak.
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   2. To interrogate as in a judicial proceeding; to try or test
      by question; as, to examine a witness in order to elicit
      testimony, a student to test his qualifications, a
      bankrupt touching the state of his property, etc.
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            The offenders that are to be examined. --Shak.

   Syn: To discuss; debate; scrutinize; search into;
        investigate; explore. See Discuss.
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