examine vs follow

examine and follow both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
examine	No	No	Yes	No
follow	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, follow is a hyponym of examine; that is, follow is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than examine:

examine: consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning
follow: follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something

examine (verb)	follow (verb)
consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning	behave in accordance or in agreement with
question closely	keep informed
question or examine thoroughly and closely	keep to
observe, check out, and look over carefully or inspect	follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something
put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to	grasp the meaning
	imitate in behavior; take as a model
	perform an accompaniment to
	to travel behind, go after, come after
	travel along a certain course
	follow in or as if in pursuit
	keep under surveillance
	choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans
	to subscribe to someone's updates on social media
	to be subscribed to updates from another user on social media
	act in accordance with someone's rules, commands, or wishes
	be the successor (of)
	follow with the eyes or the mind
	work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function
	accept and follow the leadership or command or guidance of
	adhere to or practice
	be later in time
	come after in time, as a result
	be next
	to bring something about at a later time than
	to be the product or result
	come as a logical consequence; follow logically