Examination vs. Investigate — What's the Difference?

The act of examining or the state of being examined

Carry out a systematic or formal inquiry to discover and examine the facts of (an incident, allegation, etc.) so as to establish the truth

A set of questions or exercises testing knowledge or skill.

To observe or inquire into in detail; examine systematically

A formal interrogation

To make a detailed inquiry or systematic examination.

The act of examining.

(transitive) To inquire into or study in order to ascertain facts or information.

Particularly, an inspection by a medical professional to establish the extent and nature of any sickness or injury.

(transitive) To examine, look into, or scrutinize in order to discover something hidden or secret.

(education) A formal test involving answering written or oral questions under a time constraint and usually without access to textbooks; typically, a large, written test administered to high school and college students covering course material studied in a semester.

(intransitive) To conduct an inquiry or examination.

Interrogation, particularly by a lawyer in court or during discovery.

To follow up step by step by patient inquiry or observation; to trace or track mentally; to search into; to inquire and examine into with care and accuracy; to find out by careful inquisition; as, to investigate the causes of natural phenomena.

The act of examining, or state of being examined; a careful search, investigation, or inquiry; scrutiny by study or experiment.

To pursue a course of investigation and study; to make investigation.

A process prescribed or assigned for testing qualification; as, the examination of a student, or of a candidate for admission to the bar or the ministry.

Investigate scientifically;

The act of examining something closely (as for mistakes)

Conduct an inquiry or investigation of;

A set of questions or exercises evaluating skill or knowledge;

Formal systematic questioning

Examination of conscience (as done daily by Jesuits)

The act of giving students or candidates a test (as by questions) to determine what they know or have learned