What is the difference between examine and investigate?
examine | investigate |
To observe or inspect carefully or critically.
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To check the health or condition of something or someone.
To determine the aptitude, skills or qualifications of someone by subjecting them to an examination.
To interrogate.
To inquire into or study in order to ascertain facts or information.
To examine, look into, or scrutinize in order to discover something hidden or secret.
To conduct an inquiry or examination.
* 1903 , , "The Shadow and the Flash,"
As verbs the difference between examine and investigate
is that examine is to observe or inspect carefully or critically while investigate is to inquire into or study in order to ascertain facts or information.examine
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Alternative forms
* examin (obsolete)Verb
(examin)- He examined the crime scene for clues.
- She examined the hair sample under a microscope.
- With fresh material, taxonomic conclusions are leavened by recognition that the material examined reflects the site it occupied; a herbarium packet gives one only a small fraction of the data desirable for sound conclusions. Herbarium material does not, indeed, allow one to extrapolate safely: what you see is what you get
- The doctor examined the patient.
- The witness was examined under oath.
Synonyms
* (l), (l)Derived terms
* cross-examine, cross examine * examinable * examinee * examiner * examinership * examiningly * re-examineinvestigate
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Verb
(investigat)- to investigate the causes of natural phenomena
- to investigate an unsolved murder
- "Why don't you investigate'?" he demanded. And ' investigate I did.