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
Majorie IngallThe great expense is in part also a political choice that should be re-examined. Mary Graham
Mary Graham2
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
R. M. Jackson
Synonyms
- readdress
- reanalyze
- reconceive
- reconsider
- redefine
- reevaluate
- reexplore
- rethink
- review
- revisit
- reweigh
See all Synonyms & Antonyms 
Word History
First Known Use
1593, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Legal Definition
reexamine
transitive verb
re·exam·ine
ˌrē-ig-ˈza-mən
: to examine again
reexamining
verb
variants or re-examining
as in reconsidering
to consider again especially with the possibility of change or reversal in light of your broken leg, we should reexamine our decision to go on a hiking vacation this summer Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- reconsidering
- revisiting
- reviewing
- rethinking
- reevaluating
- re-evaluating
- redefining
- reanalyzing
- reconceiving
- readdressing
- re-exploring
- reweighing
- reexploring
- going over
- reassessing
- reconceptualizing
- thinking better of
- rehearing
- reimagining
- reappraising
- reenvisioning
- re-envisioning
- changing one's mind (about)
- revising
- reinvestigating
- rectifying
- restudying
- amending
- remedying
- reforming
- emending
- correcting
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- maintaining
- defending
- upholding
- asserting