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cross examine vs examine

examine vs cross examine

cross examine and examine both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
cross examine No No Yes No
examine No No Yes No
As verbs, examine is a hypernym of cross examine; that is, examine is a word with a broader meaning than cross examine:
  • cross examine: question closely, or question a witness that has already been questioned by the opposing side
  • examine: question closely
cross examine (verb) examine (verb)
question closely, or question a witness that has already been questioned by the opposing side 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 cross examine and examine

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