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Examine

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 quest

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Manner of action 45

Anatomize 76% connected

To dissect; to cut in pieces, as an animal vegetable body, for the purpose of displaying or examining the structure and use of the several parts.

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Appraise 76% connected

To set a value; to estimate the worth of, particularly by persons appointed for the purpose; as, to appraise goods and chattels.

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Assay 76% connected

Trial; attempt; essay.

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Audit 76% connected

An audience; a hearing.

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Auscultate 76% connected

To practice auscultation; to examine by auscultation.

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Autopsy 76% connected

Personal observation or examination; seeing with one's own eyes; ocular view.

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Candle 76% connected

A slender, cylindrical body of tallow, containing a wick composed of loosely twisted linen of cotton threads, and used to furnish light.

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Catechise 76% connected

To instruct by asking questions, receiving answers, and offering explanations and corrections, -- esp. in regard to points of religious faith.

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Catechize 76% connected

See Catechise.

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Check 76% connected

A word of warning denoting that the king is in danger; such a menace of a player's king by an adversary's move as would, if it were any other piece,…

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Compare 76% connected

To examine the character or qualities of, as of two or more persons or things, for the purpose of discovering their resemblances or differences; to b…

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Consider 76% connected

To fix the mind on, with a view to a careful examination; to think on with care; to ponder; to study; to meditate on.

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Control 76% connected

A duplicate book, register, or account, kept to correct or check another account or register; a counter register.

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Diagnose 76% connected

To ascertain by diagnosis; to diagnosticate. See Diagnosticate.

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Enquire 76% connected

See Inquire.

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Feel 76% connected

To perceive by the touch; to take cognizance of by means of the nerves of sensation distributed all over the body, especially by those of the skin; t…

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Finger 76% connected

One of the five terminating members of the hand; a digit; esp., one of the four extermities of the hand, other than the thumb.

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Float 76% connected

Anything which floats or rests on the surface of a fluid, as to sustain weight, or to indicate the height of the surface, or mark the place of, somet…

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Follow 76% connected

To go or come after; to move behind in the same path or direction; hence, to go with (a leader, guide, etc.); to accompany; to attend.

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Grill 76% connected

A gridiron.

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Hear 76% connected

To perceive by the ear; to apprehend or take cognizance of by the ear; as, to hear sounds; to hear a voice; to hear one call.

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Inquire 76% connected

To ask a question; to seek for truth or information by putting queries.

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Inspect 76% connected

To look upon; to view closely and critically, esp. in order to ascertain quality or condition, to detect errors, etc., to examine; to scrutinize; to…

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Investigate 76% connected

To follow up step by step by patient inquiry or observation; to trace or track mentally; to search into; to inquire and examine into with care and ac…

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Look 76% connected

To direct the eyes for the purpose of seeing something; to direct the eyes toward an object; to observe with the eyes while keeping them directed; --…

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Name 76% connected

The title by which any person or thing is known or designated; a distinctive specific appellation, whether of an individual or a class.

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Peruse 76% connected

To observe; to examine with care.

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Quiz 76% connected

A riddle or obscure question; an enigma; a ridiculous hoax.

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Rake 76% connected

An implement consisting of a headpiece having teeth, and a long handle at right angles to it, -- used for collecting hay, or other light things which…

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Reexamine 76% connected

To examine anew.

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Review 76% connected

To view or see again; to look back on.

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Scan 76% connected

To mount by steps; to go through with step by step.

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Screen 76% connected

Anything that separates or cuts off inconvenience, injury, or danger; that which shelters or conceals from view; a shield or protection; as, a fire s…

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Scrutinize 76% connected

To examine closely; to inspect or observe with critical attention; to regard narrowly; as, to scrutinize the measures of administration; to scrutiniz…

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Search 76% connected

To look over or through, for the purpose of finding something; to examine; to explore; as, to search the city.

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Sieve 76% connected

A utensil for separating the finer and coarser parts of a pulverized or granulated substance from each other. It consist of a vessel, usually shallow…

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Sift 76% connected

To separate with a sieve, as the fine part of a substance from the coarse; as, to sift meal or flour; to sift powder; to sift sand or lime.

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Skim 76% connected

To clear (a liquid) from scum or substance floating or lying thereon, by means of a utensil that passes just beneath the surface; as, to skim milk; t…

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Survey 76% connected

To inspect, or take a view of; to view with attention, as from a high place; to overlook; as, to stand on a hill, and survey the surrounding country.

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Test 76% connected

A cupel or cupelling hearth in which precious metals are melted for trial and refinement.

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Trace 76% connected

One of two straps, chains, or ropes of a harness, extending from the collar or breastplate to a whiffletree attached to a vehicle or thing to be draw…

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Try 76% connected

To divide or separate, as one sort from another; to winnow; to sift; to pick out; -- frequently followed by out; as, to try out the wild corn from th…

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Verify 76% connected

To make into a verb; to use as a verb; to verbalize.

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View 76% connected

The act of seeing or beholding; sight; look; survey; examination by the eye; inspection.

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x-ray 76% connected

A form of electromagnetic radiation used for imaging

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Consider 76% connected

To fix the mind on, with a view to a careful examination; to think on with care; to ponder; to study; to meditate on.

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Evaluate 76% connected

To fix the value of; to rate; to appraise.

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Investigate 76% connected

To follow up step by step by patient inquiry or observation; to trace or track mentally; to search into; to inquire and examine into with care and ac…

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Judge 76% connected

A public officer who is invested with authority to hear and determine litigated causes, and to administer justice between parties in courts held for…

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Observe 76% connected

To take notice of by appropriate conduct; to conform one's action or practice to; to keep; to heed; to obey; to comply with; as, to observe rules or…

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Query 76% connected

A question; an inquiry to be answered or solved.

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Question 76% connected

The act of asking; interrogation; inquiry; as, to examine by question and answer.

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Reckon 76% connected

To count; to enumerate; to number; also, to compute; to calculate.

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Regard 76% connected

To keep in view; to behold; to look at; to view; to gaze upon.

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See 76% connected

A seat; a site; a place where sovereign power is exercised.

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View 76% connected

The act of seeing or beholding; sight; look; survey; examination by the eye; inspection.

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Essayer 74% connected

One who essays.

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Essayer 74% connected

One who essays.

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Examination 74% connected

The act of examining, or state of being examined; a careful search, investigation, or inquiry; scrutiny by study or experiment.

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Examination 74% connected

The act of examining, or state of being examined; a careful search, investigation, or inquiry; scrutiny by study or experiment.

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Examiner 74% connected

One who examines, tries, or inspects; one who interrogates; an officer or person charged with the duty of making an examination; as, an examiner of s…

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Examiner 74% connected

One who examines, tries, or inspects; one who interrogates; an officer or person charged with the duty of making an examination; as, an examiner of s…

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Interrogation 74% connected

The act of interrogating or questioning; examination by questions; inquiry.

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Interrogation 74% connected

The act of interrogating or questioning; examination by questions; inquiry.

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Investigation 74% connected

The act of investigating; the process of inquiring into or following up; research; study; inquiry, esp. patient or thorough inquiry or examination; a…

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Investigation 74% connected

The act of investigating; the process of inquiring into or following up; research; study; inquiry, esp. patient or thorough inquiry or examination; a…

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Trial 74% connected

The act of trying or testing in any manner.

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Trial 74% connected

The act of trying or testing in any manner.

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Look 72% connected

To direct the eyes for the purpose of seeing something; to direct the eyes toward an object; to observe with the eyes while keeping them directed; --…

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Synonym 10

Analyse 92% connected

Alt. of Analyser

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Analyze 92% connected

To subject to analysis; to resolve (anything complex) into its elements; to separate into the constituent parts, for the purpose of an examination of…

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Canvass 92% connected

To sift; to strain; to examine thoroughly; to scrutinize; as, to canvass the votes cast at an election; to canvass a district with reference to its p…

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Essay 92% connected

An effort made, or exertion of body or mind, for the performance of anything; a trial; attempt; as, to make an essay to benefit a friend.

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Probe 92% connected

To examine, as a wound, an ulcer, or some cavity of the body, with a probe.

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Prove 92% connected

To try or to ascertain by an experiment, or by a test or standard; to test; as, to prove the strength of gunpowder or of ordnance; to prove the conte…

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See 92% connected

A seat; a site; a place where sovereign power is exercised.

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Study 92% connected

A setting of the mind or thoughts upon a subject; hence, application of mind to books, arts, or science, or to any subject, for the purpose of acquir…

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Test 92% connected

A cupel or cupelling hearth in which precious metals are melted for trial and refinement.

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Try 92% connected

To divide or separate, as one sort from another; to winnow; to sift; to pick out; -- frequently followed by out; as, to try out the wild corn from th…

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Analyse 90% connected

Alt. of Analyser

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Broader than analyse; analyse normally involves breaking evidence or ideas into meaningful parts or relationships.

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