reexamine
verb
re·ex·am·ine (ˌ)rē-ig-ˈza-mən 
variants or re-examine
reexamined or re-examined; reexamining or re-examining
transitive verb
1
: to examine (someone or something) again especially from a different point of view
reexamine the patient/evidence
reexamining our assumptions
It's healthy, I think, to reexamine old institutions and futz with them rather than throw them out entirely.
Majorie Ingall
Majorie IngallThe great expense is in part also a political choice that should be re-examined. Mary Graham
Mary Graham2
law : to question (a witness) again in a legal proceeding
Each witness is first questioned by the prosecution …, then 'cross-examined' by the defence, and then sometimes 're-examined' by the prosecution. R. M. Jackson
R. M. Jackson
Synonyms
- readdress
- reanalyze
- reconceive
- reconsider
- redefine
- reevaluate
- reexplore
- rethink
- review
- revisit
- reweigh
See all Synonyms & Antonyms 
Word History
First Known Use
1593, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Legal Definition
reexamine
transitive verb
re·exam·ine
ˌrē-ig-ˈza-mən
: to examine again
reexamines
verb
as in revisits
to consider again especially with the possibility of change or reversal in light of your broken leg, we should reexamine our decision to go on a hiking vacation this summer Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- revisits
- reconsiders
- reevaluates
- reviews
- rethinks
- redefines
- reconceives
- readdresses
- reanalyzes
- reexplores
- reweighs
- goes over
- reassesses
- thinks better of
- reimagines
- reconceptualizes
- reappraises
- changes one's mind (about)
- rehears
- amends
- reenvisions
- revises
- rectifies
- reinvestigates
- restudies
- remedies
- emends
- corrects
- reforms
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- asserts
- defends
- maintains
- upholds