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Friday 16 January 2015

Exacting Through Torture

examine (v.) Look up examine at Dictionary.com
c.1300, from Old French examiner "interrogate, question, torture," from Latin examinare "to test or try; consider, ponder," literally "to weigh," from examen "a means of weighing or testing," probably ultimately from exigere "weigh accurately" (see exact (adj.)). Related: Examinedexamining.