To test by any appropriate method; to inspect carefully
   with a view to discover the real character or state of; to subject to
   inquiry or inspection of particulars for the purpose of obtaining a
   fuller insight into the subject of examination, as a material
   substance, a fact, a reason, a cause, the truth of a statement; to
   inquire or search into; to explore; as, to examine a mineral; to
   examine a ship to know whether she is seaworthy; to examine a
   proposition, theory, or question.