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autopsy vs examine

examine vs autopsy

autopsy is a noun but examine is not a noun.

autopsy and examine both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
autopsy Yes No Yes No
examine No No Yes No
As verbs, examine is a hypernym of autopsy; that is, examine is a word with a broader meaning than autopsy:
  • autopsy: perform an autopsy on a dead body; do a post-mortem
  • examine: observe, check out, and look over carefully or inspect
Other hypernyms of autopsy include see.
autopsy (noun) examine (noun)
an examination and dissection of a dead body to determine cause of death or the changes produced by disease
autopsy (verb) examine (verb)
perform an autopsy on a dead body; do a post-mortem consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning
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 autopsy and examine

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