reexamine

verb

re·​ex·​am·​ine (ˌ)rē-ig-ˈza-mən How to pronounce reexamine (audio)
variants or re-examine
reexamined or re-examined; reexamining or re-examining

transitive verb

1
: to examine (someone or something) again especially from a different point of view
reexamine the patient/evidence
reexamining our assumptions
It's healthy, I think, to reexamine old institutions and futz with them rather than throw them out entirely.Majorie Ingall
The great expense is in part also a political choice that should be re-examined.Mary Graham
2
law : to question (a witness) again in a legal proceeding
Each witness is first questioned by the prosecution …, then 'cross-examined' by the defence, and then sometimes 're-examined' by the prosecution.R. M. Jackson

Examples of reexamine in a Sentence

in light of your broken leg, we should reexamine our decision to go on a hiking vacation this summer
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With affordable housing still being a great need, Hanchett decided to reexamine the issue. Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 19 May 2025 What Hnath did in picking up and reexamining this source material, Harner says, was a remarkable act of harnessing that complexity. Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2025 Harvard Business Review agrees: diverse teams are smarter, more innovative, and better at reexamining facts. Jeetendr Sehdev, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025 The Tylenol Murders is part of the Cold Case franchise, which Netflix launched last year with Cold Case: Who Killed JonBenét Ramsey, which reexamined the killing of the six year old from Colorado. Peter White, Deadline, 21 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for reexamine

Word History

First Known Use

1593, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of reexamine was in 1593

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“Reexamine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reexamine. Accessed 29 May. 2025.

Legal Definition

reexamine

transitive verb
re·​exam·​ine
ˌrē-ig-ˈza-mən
: to examine again

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