examinar
e.xa.mi.nar
[ezamin′ar]
vtd+vpr
1 to examine: a) to search, inquire into, interrogate. b) to scrutinize, study, canvass, discuss: ele examinou o caso de mais perto / he took a nearer view of the affair: ela examinou os livros criticamente / she viewed the books with a critical eye: examinei os cadernos dos meus alunos / I looked over my pupils’ copybooks. c) to test, try, analyze, prove, make or give an examination: ela examinou a situação com serenidade / she took a calm survey of the situation: examinei uma conta / I looked through an account.
2 examinar-se to examine one’s conscience.