From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Examine \Ex*am"ine\, verb (used with an object) [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}.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Examining \Ex*am"in*ing\, adjective Having power to examine; appointed to examine; as, an examining committee.
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
20 Moby Thesaurus words for "examining": analytic, examinational, examinatorial, explorational, explorative, exploratory, fact-finding, feeling, groping, heuristic, indagative, inspectional, inspectorial, investigational, investigative, investigatory, tentative, testing, trying, zetetic
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