Reexamines

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. To scrutinize an issue or object anew with the aim of reassessing its value or meaning
2. To evaluate previously examined subjects again in order to derive new insights or make adjustments
3. To look over something once more to check or reconsider details

Etymology: "Reexamines" is the third-person singular present form of "reexamine", so the verb's history is the story. "Reexamine" is formed from the prefix "re-", meaning "again", and "examine", which comes from Latin "examinare", "to weigh" or "to test", from "examen", the tongue of a balance used to weigh things. The sense of testing or weighing a thing carefully is what "examine" carries into English, and "re-" simply adds the idea of doing that check a second time. The "re-" prefix traces back through Latin "re-" and Old French "re-" into Middle English, where it was attached to many verbs. "Examine" arrived in English through Old French and Latin, and English speakers then freely combined the two, so "reexamine" is a transparent compound built from parts that were already well established.

Synonyms: reviews, reassesses, inspects

Antonyms: ignores, overlooks, disregards