examine

1. Consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning (synset 200646245)
   "analyze a sonnet by Shakespeare"; "analyze the evidence in a criminal trial"; "analyze your real motives"
   subtypes:

   • anatomize - analyze down to the smallest detail
   • diagnose, name - determine or distinguish the nature of a problem or an illness through a diagnostic analysis
   • diagnose - subject to a medical analysis
   • appraise, survey - consider in a comprehensive way
   • survey - make a survey of; for statistical purposes
   • compare - examine and note the similarities or differences of
   • check, check into, check out, check over, check up on, go over, look into, suss out - examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition
   • assay - analyze (chemical substances)
   • reexamine, review - look at again; examine again
   • audit, inspect, scrutinise, scrutinize - examine carefully for accuracy with the intent of verification
   • screen - examine methodically
   • follow, trace - follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something
   • investigate, look into - investigate scientifically
   • sieve, sift - check and sort carefully
   • consider, look at, view - look at carefully; study mentally
   same as: analyse, analyze, canvass, study
2. Observe, check out, and look over carefully or inspect (synset 202135744)
   "The customs agent examined the baggage"; "I must see your passport before you can enter the country"
   entail: look - perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
   subtypes:

   • search - subject to a search
   • x-ray - examine by taking x-rays
   • candle - examine eggs for freshness by holding them against a light
   • autopsy - perform an autopsy on a dead body; do a post-mortem
   • auscultate - examine by auscultation
   • survey - look over carefully or inspect
   • glance over, rake, run down, scan, skim - examine hastily
   • scan - examine minutely or intensely
   • peruse - examine or consider with attention and in detail
   • scrutinise, scrutinize, size up, take stock - to look at critically or searchingly, or in minute detail
   • look, search - search or seek
   • inspect - look over carefully
   • check - make an examination or investigation
   same as: see
3. Question or examine thoroughly and closely (synset 200790226)
   is a type of: investigate, look into - investigate scientifically
   subtypes:

   • enquire, inquire, investigate - conduct an inquiry or investigation of
   • re-examine - question after cross-examination by opposing counsel
   • hear, try - examine or hear (evidence or a case) by judicial process
   same as: probe
4. Question closely (synset 200788478)
   is a type of: query, question - pose a question
   subtypes:

   • quiz, test - examine someone's knowledge of something
   • cross examine, cross question - question closely, or question a witness that has already been questioned by the opposing side
   • catechise, catechize - examine through questioning and answering
   • grill - examine thoroughly
5. Put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to (synset 202537291)
   "This approach has been tried with good results"; "Test this recipe"
   is a type of: evaluate, judge, pass judgment - form a critical opinion of
   subtypes:

   • control, verify - check or regulate (a scientific experiment) by conducting a parallel experiment or comparing with another standard
   • float - circulate or discuss tentatively; test the waters with
   • field-test - test something under the conditions under which it will actually be used
   same as: essay, prove, test, try, try out

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