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examine vs run down

run down vs examine

examine and run down both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
examine No No Yes No
run down No No Yes No
As verbs, run down is a hyponym of examine; that is, run down is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than examine:
  • examine: observe, check out, and look over carefully or inspect
  • run down: examine hastily
Other hyponyms of examine include search, x-ray, candle, autopsy, auscultate, survey, glance over, rake, scan, skim, scan, peruse, scrutinise, scrutinize, size up, take stock, look, search, inspect, check.
examine (verb) run down (verb)
consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning use up all one's strength and energy and stop working
question closely injure or kill by knocking (someone or something) down and passing over the body, as with a vehicle
question or examine thoroughly and closely pursue until captured
observe, check out, and look over carefully or inspect move downward
put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to examine hastily
deplete
trace
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