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examine vs investigate

investigate vs examine

examine and investigate both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
examine No No Yes No
investigate No No Yes No
As verbs, investigate is a hyponym of examine; that is, investigate 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
  • investigate: investigate scientifically
Other hyponyms of examine include anatomize, diagnose, name, diagnose, appraise, survey, survey, compare, check, check into, check out, check over, check up on, go over, look into, suss out, assay, reexamine, review, audit, inspect, scrutinise, scrutinize, screen, follow, trace, look into, sieve, sift, consider, look at, view.
As verbs, investigate is a hypernym of examine; that is, investigate is a word with a broader meaning than examine:
  • examine: question or examine thoroughly and closely
  • investigate: investigate scientifically
Other hypernyms of examine include look into.
As verbs, investigate is a hyponym of examine; that is, investigate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than examine:
  • examine: question or examine thoroughly and closely
  • investigate: conduct an inquiry or investigation of
Other hyponyms of examine include enquire, inquire, re-examine, hear, try.
examine (verb) investigate (verb)
consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning investigate scientifically
question closely conduct an inquiry or investigation of
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
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