examine -
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"
search try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of; "The police are searching for clues"; "They are searching for the missing man in the entire county"
x-ray take an x-ray of something or somebody; "The doctor x-rayed my chest"
candle examine eggs for freshness by holding them against a light
autopsy perform an autopsy on a dead body; do a post-mortem
search,
look try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of; "The police are searching for clues"; "They are searching for the missing man in the entire county"
inspect look over carefully; "Please inspect your father's will carefully"
check make cracks or chinks in; "The heat checked the paint"
quiz,
test examine someone's knowledge of something; "The teacher tests us every week"; "We got quizzed on French irregular verbs"
cross examine,
cross question question closely, or question a witness that has already been questioned by the opposing side; "The witness was cross-examined by the defense"
examine -
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"
anatomize analyze down to the smallest detail; "This writer anatomized the depth of human behavior"
diagnose,
name determine or distinguish the nature of a problem or an illness through a diagnostic analysis
diagnose determine or distinguish the nature of a problem or an illness through a diagnostic analysis
appraise,
survey consider in a comprehensive way; "He appraised the situation carefully before acting"
survey consider in a comprehensive way; "He appraised the situation carefully before acting"
compare examine and note the similarities or differences of; "John compared his haircut to his friend's"; "We compared notes after we had both seen the movie"
screen examine methodically; "screen the suitcases"
trace,
follow follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something; "We must follow closely the economic development is Cuba" ; "trace the student's progress"
investigate,
look into conduct an inquiry or investigation of; "The district attorney's office investigated reports of possible irregularities"; "inquire into the disappearance of the rich old lady"
sieve,
sift distinguish and separate out; "sift through the job candidates"
pass judgment,
evaluate,
judge form a critical opinion of; "I cannot judge some works of modern art"; "How do you evaluate this grant proposal?""We shouldn't pass judgment on other people"
verify,
control confirm the truth of; "Please verify that the doors are closed"; "verify a claim"
float convert from a fixed point notation to a floating point notation; "float data"
field-test test something under the conditions under which it will actually be used; "The Army field tested the new tanks"
examine -
question or examine thoroughly and closely
investigate,
look into conduct an inquiry or investigation of; "The district attorney's office investigated reports of possible irregularities"; "inquire into the disappearance of the rich old lady"
investigate,
enquire,
inquire conduct an inquiry or investigation of; "The district attorney's office investigated reports of possible irregularities"; "inquire into the disappearance of the rich old lady"
re-examine question after cross-examination by opposing counsel; "re-examine one's witness"
hear,
try receive a communication from someone; "We heard nothing from our son for five years"
