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examine vs cross question

cross question vs examine

examine and cross question both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
examine No No Yes No
cross question No No Yes No
As verbs, cross question is a hyponym of examine; that is, cross question is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than examine:
  • examine: question closely
  • cross question: question closely, or question a witness that has already been questioned by the opposing side
Other hyponyms of examine include quiz, test, cross examine, catechise, catechize, grill.
examine (verb) cross question (verb)
consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning question closely, or question a witness that has already been questioned by the opposing side
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 examine and cross question

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