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.
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.
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