survey vs examine

survey is a noun but examine is not a noun.

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

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

survey: consider in a comprehensive way
examine: consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning

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

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

survey: make a survey of; for statistical purposes
examine: consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning

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

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

Other hypernyms of survey include see.

survey (noun)	examine (noun)
the act of looking or seeing or observing
a detailed critical inspection
short descriptive summary (of events)

survey (verb)	examine (verb)
consider in a comprehensive way	consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning
plot a map of (land)	question closely
make a survey of; for statistical purposes	question or examine thoroughly and closely
hold a review (of troops)	observe, check out, and look over carefully or inspect
look over carefully or inspect	put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to
keep under surveillance