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appraise vs examine

examine vs appraise

appraise and examine both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
appraise No No Yes No
examine No No Yes No
As verbs, examine is a hypernym of appraise; that is, examine is a word with a broader meaning than appraise:
  • appraise: consider in a comprehensive way
  • examine: consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning
Other hypernyms of appraise include analyse, analyze, canvass, study.
appraise (verb) examine (verb)
consider in a comprehensive way consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning
evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of question closely
question or examine thoroughly and closely
observe, check out, and look over carefully or inspect
put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to
Difference between appraise and examine

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