examine+critically

  • 21an´a|lyz´a|ble — an|a|lyze «AN uh lyz», transitive verb, lyzed, lyz|ing. 1. to separate (anything complex) into its parts or elements to find out what it is made of: »After you analyze a sentence grammatically, you should be able to understand its meaning better …

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  • 22an|a|lyze — «AN uh lyz», transitive verb, lyzed, lyz|ing. 1. to separate (anything complex) into its parts or elements to find out what it is made of: »After you analyze a sentence grammatically, you should be able to understand its meaning better.… …

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  • 23Reveiwing — Review Re*view , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Review?d}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Reveiwing}.] [Pref. re + view. Cf. {Review}, n. ] 1. To view or see again; to look back on. [R.] I shall review Sicilia. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To go over and examine critically… …

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  • 24Review — Re*view , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Review?d}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Reveiwing}.] [Pref. re + view. Cf. {Review}, n. ] 1. To view or see again; to look back on. [R.] I shall review Sicilia. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To go over and examine critically or… …

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  • 25Reviewd — Review Re*view , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Review?d}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Reveiwing}.] [Pref. re + view. Cf. {Review}, n. ] 1. To view or see again; to look back on. [R.] I shall review Sicilia. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To go over and examine critically… …

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  • 26Sift — Sift, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sifted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sifting}.] [AS. siftan, from sife sieve. [root]151a. See {Sieve}.] 1. To separate with a sieve, as the fine part of a substance from the coarse; as, to sift meal or flour; to sift powder; to… …

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  • 27Sifted — Sift Sift, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sifted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sifting}.] [AS. siftan, from sife sieve. [root]151a. See {Sieve}.] 1. To separate with a sieve, as the fine part of a substance from the coarse; as, to sift meal or flour; to sift powder;… …

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  • 28Sifting — Sift Sift, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sifted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sifting}.] [AS. siftan, from sife sieve. [root]151a. See {Sieve}.] 1. To separate with a sieve, as the fine part of a substance from the coarse; as, to sift meal or flour; to sift powder;… …

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  • 29To sift out — Sift Sift, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sifted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sifting}.] [AS. siftan, from sife sieve. [root]151a. See {Sieve}.] 1. To separate with a sieve, as the fine part of a substance from the coarse; as, to sift meal or flour; to sift powder;… …

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  • 30devil's advocate — noun Etymology: translation of New Latin advocatus diaboli Date: 1760 1. a Roman Catholic official whose duty is to examine critically the evidence on which a demand for beatification or canonization rests 2. a person who champions the less …

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