examine

Verbs

  • (v) 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
    analyse, analyze, study, canvass, canvas,
  • (v) 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
    see,
  • (v) question or examine thoroughly and closely probe,
  • (v) question closely
  • (v) put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to
    • This approach has been tried with good results
    • Test this recipe
    test, try out, essay, try, prove,

Synonyms

analyse analyze study canvass canvas see probe test try out essay try prove

Words of close approximity

examinee examiner