examine : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: examine	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
examine 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" Synonym(s): analyze, analyse, study, examine, canvass, canvas 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" Synonym(s): examine, see question or examine thoroughly and closely Synonym(s): probe, examine question closely put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to; "This approach has been tried with good results"; "Test this recipe" Synonym(s): test, prove, try, try out, examine, essay
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Examine \Exam"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. Examine well your own thoughts. --Chaucer. Examine their counsels and their cares. --Shak. 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. The offenders that are to be examined. --Shak. Syn: To discuss; debate; scrutinize; search into; investigate; explore. See {Discuss}.