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. —Matt Grobar, Deadline, 23 Oct. 2024

The research team hopes to continue reexamining sites throughout the park's nearly 150,000 acres. —David Bressan, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024

Policymakers and utilities can start by reexamining power restoration practices and power infrastructure maintenance, such as replacing aging utility poles and trimming trees, with disadvantaged communities in mind. —Chuanyi Ji, The Conversation, 27 Sep. 2024

Paleontologists previously believed that all mammal sister-groups, and many of their jaw characteristics were mammal-like, but the jaws fossils hadn’t been reexamined using micro-computed-tomography (CT) scans. —Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 25 Sep. 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