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Key: "S:" = Show Synset (semantic) relations, "W:" = Show Word (lexical) relations

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S: (v) analyze, analyse, study, examine, canvass (consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning) "analyze a sonnet by Shakespeare"; "analyze the evidence in a criminal trial"; "analyze your real motives"

S: (v) anatomize (analyze down to the smallest detail) "This writer anatomized the depth of human behavior"
S: (v) diagnose, name (determine or distinguish the nature of a problem or an illness through a diagnostic analysis)

S: (v) put out feelers (make some preliminary investigations or test the waters)

S: (v) survey, appraise (consider in a comprehensive way) "He appraised the situation carefully before acting"
S: (v) survey (make a survey of; for statistical purposes)

S: (v) poll, canvass (get the opinions (of people) by asking specific questions)

S: (v) compare (examine and note the similarities or differences of) "John compared his haircut to his friend's"; "We compared notes after we had both seen the movie"

S: (v) check, check up on, look into, check out, suss out, check over, go over, check into (examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition) "check the brakes"; "Check out the engine"

S: (v) watch, observe, follow, watch over, keep an eye on (follow with the eyes or the mind) "Keep an eye on the baby, please!"; "The world is watching Sarajevo"; "She followed the men with the binoculars"

S: (v) keep tabs on (keep a record on or watch attentively) "The government keeps tabs on the dissidents"
S: (v) guard (to keep watch over) "there would be men guarding the horses"

S: (v) patrol, police (maintain the security of by carrying out a patrol)
S: (v) stand guard, stand watch, keep guard, stand sentinel (watch over so as to protect) "We must stand sentinel to protect ourselves"; "The jewels over which they kept guard were stolen"
S: (v) baby-sit, sit, babysit (work or act as a baby-sitter) "I cannot baby-sit tonight; I have too much homework to do"
S: (v) baby-sit, babysit (take watchful responsibility for) "I baby-sit the neighbor's plants when she is out of town"

S: (v) invigilate, proctor (watch over (students taking an exam, to prevent cheating))

S: (v) review, reexamine (look at again; examine again) "let's review your situation"
S: (v) audit, scrutinize, scrutinise, inspect (examine carefully for accuracy with the intent of verification) "audit accounts and tax returns"
S: (v) screen (examine methodically) "screen the suitcases"
S: (v) trace, follow (follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something) "We must follow closely the economic development is Cuba"; "trace the student's progress"; "trace one's ancestry"
S: (v) investigate, look into (investigate scientifically) "Let's investigate the syntax of Chinese"

S: (v) research, search, explore (inquire into) "the students had to research the history of the Second World War for their history project"; "He searched for information on his relatives on the web"; "Scientists are exploring the nature of consciousness"

S: (v) prospect (explore for useful or valuable things or substances, such as minerals)
S: (v) google (search the internet (for information) using the Google search engine) "He googled the woman he had met at the party"; "My children are googling all day"
S: (v) mapquest (search for a location and directions by means of the MapQuest program) "you can just mapquest the restaurant"
S: (v) re-explore (explore anew) "We need to re-explore Colonialism"
S: (v) cast about, beat about, cast around (search anxiously)

S: (v) explore (travel to or penetrate into) "explore unknown territory in biology"

S: (v) pioneer (open up and explore a new area) "pioneer space"
S: (v) cave, spelunk (explore natural caves)
S: (v) map (explore or survey for the purpose of making a map) "We haven't even begun to map the many galaxies that we know exist"

S: (v) investigate, inquire, enquire (conduct an inquiry or investigation of) "The district attorney's office investigated reports of possible irregularities"; "inquire into the disappearance of the rich old lady"

S: (v) spy (secretly collect sensitive or classified information; engage in espionage) "spy for the Russians"

S: (v) re-examine (question after cross-examination by opposing counsel) "re-examine one's witness"
S: (v) hear, try (examine or hear (evidence or a case) by judicial process) "The jury had heard all the evidence"; "The case will be tried in California"

S: (v) research (attempt to find out in a systematically and scientific manner) "The student researched the history of that word"

S: (v) consult, refer, look up (seek information from) "You should consult the dictionary"; "refer to your notes"

S: (v) experiment (to conduct a test or investigation) "We are experimenting with the new drug in order to fight this disease"

S: (v) sieve, sift (check and sort carefully) "sift the information"
S: (v) view, consider, look at (look at carefully; study mentally) "view a problem"

S: (v) contemplate (look at thoughtfully; observe deep in thought) "contemplate one's navel"
S: (v) groak (look or stare at longingly) "The dog was groaking his master who was eating a sausage"

S: (v) analyze, analyse, break down, dissect, take apart (make a mathematical, chemical, or grammatical analysis of; break down into components or essential features) "analyze a specimen"; "analyze a sentence"; "analyze a chemical compound"
S: (v) analyze, analyse (break down into components or essential features) "analyze today's financial market"
S: (v) analyze, analyse, psychoanalyze, psychoanalyse (subject to psychoanalytic treatment) "I was analyzed in Vienna by a famous psychiatrist"