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  • 11examine — v. 1 tr. inquire into the nature or condition etc. of. 2 tr. look closely or analytically at. 3 tr. test the proficiency of, esp. by examination (see EXAMINATION 3). 4 tr. check the health of (a patient) by inspection or experiment. 5 tr. Law… …

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  • 12examine — [14] Like essay and exact, examine comes ultimately from Latin exigere, a compound verb formed from the prefix ex ‘out’ and agere ‘lead, drive’ (source of English act and agent). This originally meant literally ‘drive out’, but a metaphorical… …

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  • 13examine — [14] Like essay and exact, examine comes ultimately from Latin exigere, a compound verb formed from the prefix ex ‘out’ and agere ‘lead, drive’ (source of English act and agent). This originally meant literally ‘drive out’, but a metaphorical… …

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  • 14examine — verb (examined; examining) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French examiner, from Latin examinare, from examen Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. a. to inspect closely b. to test the condition of c. to inquire into carefully ; …

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  • 15examine — v. a. 1. Inspect, observe. 2. Scrutinize, investigate, study, consider, canvass, test, inquire into, search into, look into, inquire about. 3. Interrogate (in order to elicit truth or to test qualifications), catechise, put questions to …

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  • 16To put a vessel into commission — Commission Com*mis sion, n. [F., fr. L. commissio. See {Commit}.] 1. The act of committing, doing, or performing; the act of perpetrating. [1913 Webster] Every commission of sin introduces into the soul a certain degree of hardness. South. [1913… …

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  • 17To put the great seal into commission — Commission Com*mis sion, n. [F., fr. L. commissio. See {Commit}.] 1. The act of committing, doing, or performing; the act of perpetrating. [1913 Webster] Every commission of sin introduces into the soul a certain degree of hardness. South. [1913… …

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  • 18To put the Treasury into commission — Commission Com*mis sion, n. [F., fr. L. commissio. See {Commit}.] 1. The act of committing, doing, or performing; the act of perpetrating. [1913 Webster] Every commission of sin introduces into the soul a certain degree of hardness. South. [1913… …

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  • 19inquire into — Examine, investigate, sift, canvass, follow up, look into …

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  • 20look into — verb 1. investigate scientifically (Freq. 6) Let s investigate the syntax of Chinese • Syn: ↑investigate • Derivationally related forms: ↑investigation (for: ↑investigate), ↑ …

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