| Examine (examine) |
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| v. t. | (?) |
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| Ex*am"ine |
| [imp. *** p.
p. Examined (?)] p. pr. *** vb. n.
Examining.] [L. examinare, examinatum, fr.
examen, examinis: cf. F. examiner. See
Examen.] |
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.
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.
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