Examine, 1) to inspect carefully, to inquire into, to explore: Wiv. I, 3, 67. Ado I, 1, 291. II, 3, 216. Mids. I, 1, 68. John I, 89. H5 IV, 1, 69. Cor. I, 1, 153. Rom. I, 1, 234. I, 3, 83.
2) to interrogate as in a judicial proceeding: Ado III, 5, 51. 64 (Qq examination). IV, 2, 6. IV, 2, 6 IV, 2, 6 V, 1, 322. As IV, 1, 203. H4A II, 4, 413. H6B IV, 2, 105.
3) to question, to doubt: “all her deserving is a reserved honesty, and that I have not heard --d,” All's III, 5, 66.
Shakespeare Lexicon. Alexander Schmidt. Berlin. Georg Reimer. 1902.
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