scrutinise vs examine

scrutinise and examine both are verbs.

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

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

scrutinise: 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 scrutinise include analyse, analyze, canvass, study.

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

Other hypernyms of scrutinise include see.

scrutinise (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
to look at critically or searchingly, or in minute detail	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