reexamine

re·ex·am·ine
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A form of re-examine — To examine again.

UncommonScrabble 18

Meanings

verbreexamine (third-person singular simple present reexamines, present participle reexamining, simple past and past participle reexamined)

present singular third person reexamines · participle present reexamining · participle past reexamined · past reexamined

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of re-examine.

Synonyms & antonyms

verblook at again; examine again

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Englishexamine
  7. Englishreexamine

From re- + examine.

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APA

reexamine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reexamine

MLA

“reexamine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reexamine. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “reexamine,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reexamine.

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