reexamine

or re-ex·am·ine

[ ree-ig-zam-in ]

/ ˌri ɪgˈzæm ɪn /

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verb (used with object), re·ex·am·ined, re·ex·am·in·ing.

to examine again.

Law. to examine (a witness) again after having questioned him or her previously.

Origin of reexamine

First recorded in 1585–95; re- + examine

OTHER WORDS FROM reexamine

re·ex·am·in·a·ble, adjectivere·ex·am·i·na·tion, nounre·ex·am·in·er, noun

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Example sentences from the Web for reexamine

“The city just needs to re-examine this whole 19th-century burial process,” Hunt, told the New York Times.
America’s Largest Mass Graveyard May Become a Public Park|Nina Strochlic|January 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The public has generously granted the president more time to re-examine his strategy in Afghanistan.
Outfoxing Obama|Nicolle Wallace|October 20, 2009|DAILY BEAST
It is a retrograde theory which we are asked to re-examine and perhaps accept.
Outspoken Essays|William Ralph Inge
My intention to re-examine this cave and ascertain whither it led had, for a time, been suspended by different considerations.
Edgar Huntley|Charles Brockden Brown

Picking up my signed depositions the Chairman proceeded to re-examine me on my defence.
Sixteen Months in Four German Prisons|Henry Charles Mahoney
We will re-examine the communications he refers to, and insert such of them as we possibly can.
Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 108, November 22, 1851|Various
Our counsel did not care to re-examine me; I recognised that it would be useless.
Miss Cayley's Adventures|Grant Allen

British Dictionary definitions for reexamine

re-examine

/ (ˌriːɪɡˈzæmɪn) /

verb (tr)

to examine again

law to examine (one's own witness) again upon matters arising out of his cross-examination

Derived forms of re-examine

re-examinable, adjectivere-examination, nounre-examiner, noun

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单词	reexamine
释义	reexamine or re-ex·am·ine [ ree-ig-zam-in ] / ˌri ɪgˈzæm ɪn / SEE SYNONYMS FOR reexamine ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with object), re·ex·am·ined, re·ex·am·in·ing. to examine again. Law. to examine (a witness) again after having questioned him or her previously. Origin of reexamine First recorded in 1585–95; re- + examine OTHER WORDS FROM reexamine re·ex·am·in·a·ble, adjectivere·ex·am·i·na·tion, nounre·ex·am·in·er, noun Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for reexamine “The city just needs to re-examine this whole 19th-century burial process,” Hunt, told the New York Times. America’s Largest Mass Graveyard May Become a Public Park\|Nina Strochlic\|January 9, 2014\|DAILY BEAST The public has generously granted the president more time to re-examine his strategy in Afghanistan. Outfoxing Obama\|Nicolle Wallace\|October 20, 2009\|DAILY BEAST It is a retrograde theory which we are asked to re-examine and perhaps accept. Outspoken Essays\|William Ralph Inge My intention to re-examine this cave and ascertain whither it led had, for a time, been suspended by different considerations. Edgar Huntley\|Charles Brockden Brown Picking up my signed depositions the Chairman proceeded to re-examine me on my defence. Sixteen Months in Four German Prisons\|Henry Charles Mahoney We will re-examine the communications he refers to, and insert such of them as we possibly can. Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 108, November 22, 1851\|Various Our counsel did not care to re-examine me; I recognised that it would be useless. Miss Cayley's Adventures\|Grant Allen British Dictionary definitions for reexamine re-examine / (ˌriːɪɡˈzæmɪn) / verb (tr) to examine again law to examine (one's own witness) again upon matters arising out of his cross-examination Derived forms of re-examine re-examinable, adjectivere-examination, nounre-examiner, noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to reexamine review, reconsider
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