reexamine

verb

re·​ex·​am·​ine (ˌ)rē-ig-ˈza-mən 

variants or re-examine

reexamined or re-examined; reexamining or re-examining

transitive verb

1

: to examine (someone or something) again especially from a different point of view

reexamine the patient/evidence

reexamining our assumptions

It's healthy, I think, to reexamine old institutions and futz with them rather than throw them out entirely.

—Majorie Ingall

The great expense is in part also a political choice that should be re-examined.

—Mary Graham

2

law : to question (a witness) again in a legal proceeding

Each witness is first questioned by the prosecution …, then 'cross-examined' by the defence, and then sometimes 're-examined' by the prosecution.

—R. M. Jackson

Synonyms of reexamine

• reconsider
• revisit
• review

Examples of reexamine in a Sentence

in light of your broken leg, we should reexamine our decision to go on a hiking vacation this summer

Recent Examples on the Web

Now two of Mandela's granddaughters are reexamining her divisive legacy in a new Netflix documentary series called The Trials of Winnie Mandela, currently only available in Africa. —Kate Bartlett, NPR, 2 May 2026

On July 1, 2023, the Coleman-Baker Act was enacted in the state of Georgia, allowing families to request that a cold case be reexamined by law enforcement. —Meghan O'Brien, NBC news, 30 Apr. 2026

In 2005, police reexamined evidence in the case and made a DNA profile from sperm found on a broom at the crime scene. —Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 29 Apr. 2026

On Tuesday, in a Queens warehouse brimming with consigned art pieces, Rogal reexamined the painting under the light. —ABC News, 29 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1593, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for reexamine

• backgammon
• examen
• examine
• glutamine
• famine
• gammon
• mammon

Legal Definition

reexamine

transitive verb

re·​exam·​ine

ˌrē-ig-ˈza-mən

: to examine again