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Webster 1913 Edition
Examine
Ex-am′ine
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Examined
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Examining
.] 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. Shakespeare
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.
Syn. – To discuss; debate; scrutinize; search into; investigate; explore. See
Discuss
. Webster 1828 Edition
Examine
EXAM'INE
,Verb.
T.
1.
To inspect carefully, with a view to discover truth or the real state of a thing; as, to examine a ship to know whether she is sea-worthy, or a house to know whether repairs are wanted. 2. To search or inquire into facts and circumstances by interrogating; as, to examine a witness.
3.
To look into the state of a subject; to view in all its aspects; to weigh arguments and compare facts, with a view to form a correct opinion or judgment. Let us examine this proposition; let us examine this subject in all its relations and bearing; let us examine into the state of this question.4.
To inquire into the improvements or qualifications of students, by interrogatories, proposing problems, or by hearing their recitals; as, to examine the classes in college; to examine the candidates for a degree, or for a license to preach or to practice in a profession. 5.
To try or assay by experiments; as, to examine minerals.6.
To try by a rule or law.Examine yourselves whether ye are in the faith. 2 Cor.13.
7.
In general, to search; to scrutinize; to explore, with a view to discover truth; as, to examine ourselves; to examine the extent of human knowledge.