reexamine

verb

re·​ex·​am·​ine (ˌ)rē-ig-ˈza-mən 

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

Synonyms

• readdress
• reanalyze
• reconceive
• reconsider
• redefine
• reevaluate
• reexplore
• rethink
• review
• revisit
• reweigh

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

Recent Examples on the Web

Liz is forced to reexamine her life as the boys’ friendship unravels in a fierce competition for her affection. —Justin Kroll, Deadline, 10 Dec. 2024

These challenges have forced companies to reexamine traditional solutions. —Ariel Diaz, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024

Because whatever is going on, Mother begins to reexamine her life as a mother. —Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 4 Dec. 2024

Russia has produced new school textbooks since February 2022 which reexamine the war with Ukraine in heroic terms, presenting Russia’s attack on Ukraine as a mission to liberate their neighbor instead of as an act of international aggression. —Ihor N. Stelmach, Hartford Courant, 3 Nov. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1593, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Legal Definition

reexamine

transitive verb

re·​exam·​ine

ˌrē-ig-ˈza-mən

: to examine again