inspect vs examine

inspect and examine both are verbs.

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

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

inspect: examine carefully for accuracy with the intent of verification
examine: consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning

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

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

Other hypernyms of inspect include see.

inspect (verb)	examine (verb)
examine carefully for accuracy with the intent of verification	consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning
come to see in an official or professional capacity	question closely
look over carefully	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