run down vs examine

run down and examine both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
run down	No	No	Yes	No
examine	No	No	Yes	No

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

Other hypernyms of run down include see.

run down (verb)	examine (verb)
use up all one's strength and energy and stop working	consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning
injure or kill by knocking (someone or something) down and passing over the body, as with a vehicle	question closely
pursue until captured	question or examine thoroughly and closely
move downward	observe, check out, and look over carefully or inspect
examine hastily	put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to
deplete
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