examinable

[Eng. exam in(e); -able.] That may or can be examined or inquired into. *ex-am-1-nant, s. examinant is ), pr. par. of examino =to weigh carefully.] [Latin examinans (gen it, 1. One who examines; an examiner. ( Sir W. Scott .) 2. One who is examined; one who is under examination; an examine. "The examiners shall examine two at a time-the examinants shall appear before them, in cla es of six at a time."-Prideaux: Life , p. 234. *ex-am-I-nāte, s. [Lat. exam in at us , pa. par. of examino.] One who is examined or placed under examination; an examinee. "In an examination where a freed servant, who having power with Claudius, very saucily had almost all the words, asked in scorn one of the examinates , who was likewise a freed servant of Scribonianus; I pray, sir, if Ser i bon i an us had been emperor, what would you have done? He answered, I would have stood behind his chair and held my peace." -Bacon : Apophthegms. tongue of a balance; for exagmen , from ex =out, and ago to drive; exigo to weigh out; Sp. & Port. examinar; Ital. esaminare.] A. Transitive : 1. To inquire into the state or truth of any matter; to endeavor to ascertain the facts relating to anything; to investigate; to scrutinize; to weigh and sift the arguments relating to any matter. "When I began to examine the extent and certainty of our knowledge, I found it had a near connection with words."- Locke. 2. To inspect or explore the condition or state of anything. 3. To interrogate; to question as a witne . "Command his accusers to come unto thee, by exam in ing of whom thyself mayest take knowledge of all these things." -Acts xxiii. 30. 4. To submit to an examination; to try, as an offender. "Their was oure Lord examyned in the night, and scourged."- Maundeville , p. 91. 5. To test the capabilities, qualifications of for any post; to ascertain the attainments, knowledge, or progre of by examination. 6. To test or a ay, as minerals, chemical compounds, . 7. To test character by a moral standard. "Examine yourselves whether ye be in the faith."2 Cor . xiii. 5. B. In trans.: To make examination, inquiry, or research. "Read their works, examine fair." Lloyd: The Author and his Friend. Crabb thus discriminates between to examine, to explore , and to search : "To examine expre es a le effort than to search , and this expre es le than to explore . We examine objects that are near; we search those that are hidden or removed at a certain distance; we explore those that are unknown or very distant." (Crabb: Eng . Synon . ) *ex-ăm-ine, s. [EXAMINE, v.] An examination. ěx-ăm-i-neē', s. [Eng. exam in(e); -ee.] One who is subjected to, or undergoes an examination. example