examine vs re-examine

examine and re-examine both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
examine	No	No	Yes	No
re-examine	No	No	Yes	No

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

Other hyponyms of examine include enquire, inquire, investigate, hear, try.

examine (verb)	re-examine (verb)
consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning	question after cross-examination by opposing counsel
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