follow vs examine

follow and examine both are verbs.

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

As verbs, examine is a hypernym of follow; that is, examine is a word with a broader meaning than follow:

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

Other hypernyms of follow include analyse, analyze, canvass, study.

follow (verb)	examine (verb)
behave in accordance or in agreement with	consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning
keep informed	question closely
keep to	question or examine thoroughly and closely
follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something	observe, check out, and look over carefully or inspect
grasp the meaning	put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to
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