Definition: 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.
Definition: 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.
