examine+thoroughly

  • 11cross-examine — verb (T) to question someone very thoroughly, especially a witness in a law court cross examination, noun (C, U) cross examiner / . . .../ noun (C) …

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  • 12peruse — [pə ru:z] verb formal read or examine thoroughly or carefully. Derivatives perusal noun peruser noun Origin C15 (in the sense use up, wear out ): perh. from per + use, but cf. Anglo Norman Fr. peruser examine . Usage …

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  • 13go — go1 [gō] vi. went, gone, going [ME gon < OE gan, akin to Du gaan, Ger gehen < IE base * ĝhē , orig., to leave behind, go away > Sans jíhītē, (he) goes; the pt. WENT is < WEND replacing OE eode, ME yede] I indicating motion without… …

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  • 14perscrutation — ˌpərˌskrüˈtāshən noun ( s) Etymology: French, from Middle French, from Latin perscrutation , perscrutatio, from perscrutatus (past participle of perscrutari to examine thoroughly, from per thoroughly + scrutari to search, examine) + ion , io ion… …

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  • 15search — verb 1》 try to find something by looking or otherwise seeking carefully and thoroughly.     ↘examine thoroughly in order to find something.     ↘look for information in (a computer network or database) by using a search engine. 2》 [as adjective… …

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  • 16Canvass — Can vass, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {canvassed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Canvassing}.] [OF. Canabasser to examine curiously, to search or sift out; properly, to sift through canvas. See {Canvas}, n.] 1. To sift; to strain; to examine thoroughly; to… …

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  • 17canvassed — Canvass Can vass, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {canvassed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Canvassing}.] [OF. Canabasser to examine curiously, to search or sift out; properly, to sift through canvas. See {Canvas}, n.] 1. To sift; to strain; to examine thoroughly; to… …

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  • 18Canvassing — Canvass Can vass, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {canvassed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Canvassing}.] [OF. Canabasser to examine curiously, to search or sift out; properly, to sift through canvas. See {Canvas}, n.] 1. To sift; to strain; to examine thoroughly; to… …

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  • 19Probe — Probe, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Probed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Probing}.] [L. probare to try, examine. See {Prove}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To examine, as a wound, an ulcer, or some cavity of the body, with a probe. [1913 Webster] 2. Fig.: to search to the… …

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  • 20Probed — Probe Probe, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Probed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Probing}.] [L. probare to try, examine. See {Prove}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To examine, as a wound, an ulcer, or some cavity of the body, with a probe. [1913 Webster] 2. Fig.: to search to… …

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