| Main Entry: | examine |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | analyze, test |
Synonyms: |
appraise, assay, audit, canvass, case, check, check out, chew over, consider, criticize, delve into, dig into, explore, eye*, finger*, frisk, go into, go over, go through, gun*, inquire, inspect, investigate, look over, look see, parse, pat down, peruse, pick at, ponder, pore over, probe, prospect, prove, read, reconnoiter, research, review, scan, scope, screen, scrutinate, scrutinize, search into, sift, size up, study, survey, sweep, take stock of, try, turn over, vet, view, weigh, winnow |
| Main Entry: | explore |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | investigate; survey |
Synonyms: |
analyze, burrow, delve into, dig into, examine, go into, have a look, hunt, inquire into, inspect, leave no stone unturned, look into, probe, prospect, question, reconnoitre, research, scout, scrutinize, search, seek, sift, test, tour, travel, traverse, try, turn inside out |
| Main Entry: | go into |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | investigate |
Synonyms: |
analyze, consider, delve into, dig into, dig*, discuss, examine, explore, inquire, look into, probe, prospect, pursue, review, scrutinize, sift, study |
| Main Entry: | look into |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | check, research |
Synonyms: |
audit, check out, delve into, dig, examine, explore, follow up, go into, inquire, inspect, investigate, look over, make inquiry, probe, prospect, scrutinize, sift, study |
Antonyms: |
disregard, ignore |
| Main Entry: | probe |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | explore, investigate |
Synonyms: |
ask, catechize, check, check out, check over, check up, delve into, dig, examine, eye, feel around, feel out, go into, inquire, interrogate, look into, look-see, penetrate, pierce, poke, prod, prospect, put out a feeler, query, quiz, scrutinize, search, sift, sound, sound out, study, test, test the waters, verify |
| Main Entry: | sift |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | take out residue; remove impurities |
Synonyms: |
analyze, clean, colander, comb, delve into, dig into, drain, evaluate, examine, explore, fathom, filter, go into, go through, grade, inquire, investigate, look into, pan, part, pore over, probe, prospect, purify, riddle, screen, scrutinize, search, separate, sieve, size, sort, strain, winnow |
| Notes: | a selective or purifying process can be called a sieve - and sift means 'to pass through a sieve' |
Antonyms: |
put in |