transitive. To search (a place) thoroughly. Also: to scrutinize, make a thorough examination of (something, esp. a person's soul, deeds, etc.). Cf…

figurative. To make examination or trial of; to examine, sound, probe (a person, the conscience, etc.); to investigate (a matter). Obsolete.

transitive. To examine (something) closely; to scrutinize; esp. to examine or scrutinize (someone's thoughts, feelings, motives, etc.). Cf. sense 5a.

transitive. To look carefully through (a country, place, book or document); to examine, pry into, scrutinize, search. Also figurative.

figurative. To examine by sifting; to search and try. to bolt out: to find out, or separate by sifting.

transitive. To investigate the nature or condition of (a person or thing) by visual or physical inspection; to scrutinize. Sometimes: spec. to…

transitive. To examine thoroughly; to question, scrutinize closely; to investigate in detail. Frequently in figurative context. Now archaic and rare.

transitive. To examine thoroughly; to investigate, scrutinize, search into. Obsolete (Scottish in later use).

transitive. To inspect or examine the tools, materials, workmanship, etc., of (a member or employee of a guild) in order to verify that they…

transitive. To overpower, overwhelm. Also intransitive. Obsolete.

To view or contemplate attentively, to survey, examine, inspect, scrutinize. archaic.

transitive. To seek out, search through; to investigate diligently.

transitive. = examine, v. (in various senses).

transitive. To examine in detail; to scrutinize, inspect, survey, oversee; to consider, to take heed of. Now also (influenced by sense 4c): to look…

To investigate thoroughly. Obsolete.

transitive. To examine in detail; to try to understand or become minutely acquainted with (a phenomenon, state of circumstances, series of…

transitive. To search all over or through; to examine thoroughly.

transitive. To investigate thoroughly; to scrutinize carefully. Also intransitive.

transitive. To scrutinize.

intransitive. To review, consider, or examine thoroughly (and sometimes spec. sequentially or in serial order).

transitive. To examine, consider, or discuss minutely. †to scan out: to discover by examination.

transitive. = examine, v. (in various senses).

transitive. To examine or investigate (an idea, argument, etc.) thoroughly. Obsolete.

to consider of: to think attentively or carefully of; = sense 3 (Now somewhat archaic.) †Formerly also in senses 1 7 9.

To shake out the contents of anything; hence, to investigate thoroughly, discuss (a question or document); also, to get (the truth) from (a person).

transitive. With up in same sense; (also) to bring to light or notice. Cf. to rip up 4 at rip, v.1 phrasal verbs 1. Obsolete.

figurative. To examine closely into, to scrutinize narrowly, so as to find out the truth.

Similarly with out.

intransitive. To inquire or probe inquisitively or inappropriately into something secret, private, or personal; to investigate in an intrusive manner.

figurative. To enter deeply or plunge into (a matter); to penetrate.

transitive. To examine closely. Obsolete.

transitive. To scrutinize, examine, survey. Also: to examine by touch (cf. sense 4b). Also intransitive.

transitive. To trace out, investigate diligently; to find out by research.

figurative and transferred. To take to pieces, so as to lay bare every part; to examine minutely part by part, to analyze; to criticize in detail.

transitive. To explore (a doctrine, philosophy, etc.) in depth; to comprehend fully.

transitive. To examine or inspect on all sides; to take note of, ‘look to’.

transitive. To subject to scrutiny; to examine methodically and with close attention.

transitive. To make a careful or thorough investigation of (something).

transitive. To look into, esp. with the mind; to examine narrowly or thoroughly. Now rare.

transitive. To scrutinize, examine minutely, investigate.

In non-military contexts. transitive. To examine, inspect, look into (a thing or matter).

transitive. = scrutinize, v.

transitive. To study, examine, survey exhaustively. Now rare.

transitive. = scrutinize, v.

transitive. In extended use: to examine or analyse minutely.

transitive. To look at closely, to examine.

(transitive) to subject to this punishment; figurative to examine stringently.

figurative. To investigate as if by vivisection; to examine or criticize minutely or mercilessly.

figurative. To run over in the mind, with the eye, etc.

transitive. To examine, expose, or render as if by means of a microscope; to scrutinize minutely; to magnify. Also: to minimize, reduce in scale or…

(a) a small-tooth comb; usually in figurative use; also attributive and as v. transitive, to investigate minutely; cf. fine-tooth, adj.; (b) Zoology…

transitive. figurative and in extended use. To attempt to divine (what cannot be seen); to look penetratingly at; to examine in great detail.

transferred. To search or examine minutely. colloquial (originally U.S.).

transitive. To comb (hair) with a fine-tooth comb. Now chiefly figurative: to undertake a very thorough search or analysis of.