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

According to the docuseries, the producers asked the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office to have the unidentified fingerprints reexamined but received no response. — Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 7 Nov. 2026

As such, the group urged the USTR to reexamine the existing barriers to foreign trade and adopt new approaches. — Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 6 Nov. 2026

After the case was reopened in 2022, blood evidence from the scene was reexamined with modern analysis techniques, and pointed to Barbier, prosecutors said. — Evy Lewis, Chicago Tribune, 6 Nov. 2026

But some ratepayers have called to reexamine the utility’s rate structure — saying that air conditioning is a lifeline, not a luxury, as temperatures continue to rise. — Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 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