| auditor | | |
| n. (person) | 1. attender, auditor, hearer, listener | someone who listens attentively. |
| ~ audience | a gathering of spectators or listeners at a (usually public) performance.; "the audience applauded"; "someone in the audience began to cough" |
| ~ beholder, observer, perceiver, percipient | a person who becomes aware (of things or events) through the senses. |
| ~ eavesdropper | a secret listener to private conversations. |
| n. (person) | 2. auditor | a student who attends a course but does not take it for credit. |
| ~ educatee, pupil, student | a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution. |
| n. (person) | 3. auditor | a qualified accountant who inspects the accounting records and practices of a business or other organization. |
| ~ accountant, comptroller, controller | someone who maintains and audits business accounts. |
| ~ internal auditor | an auditor who is an employee of the company whose records are audited and who provides information to the management and board of directors. |
| censor | | |
| n. (person) | 1. censor | someone who censures or condemns. |
| ~ individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul | a human being.; "there was too much for one person to do" |
| n. (person) | 2. censor | a person who is authorized to read publications or correspondence or to watch theatrical performances and suppress in whole or in part anything considered obscene or politically unacceptable. |
| ~ functionary, official | a worker who holds or is invested with an office. |
| v. (social) | 3. ban, censor | forbid the public distribution of ( a movie or a newspaper). |
| ~ medium | an intervening substance through which signals can travel as a means for communication. |
| ~ criminalise, illegalise, illegalize, outlaw, criminalize | declare illegal; outlaw.; "Marijuana is criminalized in the U.S." |
| ~ embargo | ban the publication of (documents), as for security or copyright reasons.; "embargoed publications" |
| v. (cognition) | 4. censor | subject to political, religious, or moral censorship.; "This magazine is censored by the government" |
| ~ blue-pencil, delete, edit | cut or eliminate.; "she edited the juiciest scenes" |
| ~ appraise, assess, evaluate, valuate, measure, value | evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of.; "I will have the family jewels appraised by a professional"; "access all the factors when taking a risk" |
| discuss | | |
| v. (communication) | 1. discourse, discuss, talk about | to consider or examine in speech or writing.; "The author talks about the different aspects of this question"; "The class discussed Dante's `Inferno'" |
| ~ deal, plow, handle, treat, cover, address | act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression.; "This book deals with incest"; "The course covered all of Western Civilization"; "The new book treats the history of China" |
| ~ descant | talk at great length about something of one's interest. |
| ~ talk shop | discuss matters that are related to work.; "As soon as they met, the linguists started to talk shop" |
| v. (communication) | 2. discuss, hash out, talk over | speak with others about (something); talk (something) over in detail; have a discussion.; "We discussed our household budget" |
| ~ negotiate, talk terms, negociate | discuss the terms of an arrangement.; "They negotiated the sale of the house" |
| ~ negociate | confer with another in order to come to terms or reach an agreement.; "The parties negociated all night" |
| ~ powwow | hold a powwow, talk, conference or meeting. |
| ~ deliberate, debate | discuss the pros and cons of an issue. |
| ~ deliberate, moot, debate, consider, turn over | think about carefully; weigh.; "They considered the possibility of a strike"; "Turn the proposal over in your mind" |
| ~ bandy, kick around | discuss lightly.; "We bandied around these difficult questions" |
| ~ moderate, chair, lead | preside over.; "John moderated the discussion" |
| ~ advise, counsel, rede | give advice to.; "The teacher counsels troubled students"; "The lawyer counselled me when I was accused of tax fraud" |
| ~ confer, confab, confabulate, consult | have a conference in order to talk something over.; "We conferred about a plan of action" |
| ~ talk of, talk about | discuss or mention.; "They spoke of many things" |
| ~ broach, initiate | bring up a topic for discussion. |
| ~ bandy about | discuss casually.; "bandy about an idea" |
| ~ hammer out, thrash out | discuss vehemently in order to reach a solution or an agreement.; "The leaders of the various Middle Eastern countries are trying to hammer out a peace agreement" |
| examine | | |
| v. (cognition) | 1. analyse, analyze, canvas, canvass, examine, study | 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" |
| ~ anatomize | analyze down to the smallest detail.; "This writer anatomized the depth of human behavior" |
| ~ diagnose, name | determine or distinguish the nature of a problem or an illness through a diagnostic analysis. |
| ~ diagnose | subject to a medical analysis. |
| ~ survey, appraise | consider in a comprehensive way.; "He appraised the situation carefully before acting" |
| ~ survey | make a survey of; for statistical purposes. |
| ~ 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" |
| ~ check, check into, check out, check over, check up on, suss out, look into, go over | examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition.; "check the brakes"; "Check out the engine" |
| ~ assay | analyze (chemical substances). |
| ~ reexamine, review | look at again; examine again.; "let's review your situation" |
| ~ audit, scrutinise, scrutinize, inspect | examine carefully for accuracy with the intent of verification.; "audit accounts and tax returns" |
| ~ screen | examine methodically.; "screen the suitcases" |
| ~ 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" |
| ~ investigate, look into | investigate scientifically.; "Let's investigate the syntax of Chinese" |
| ~ sieve, sift | check and sort carefully.; "sift the information" |
| ~ look at, view, consider | look at carefully; study mentally.; "view a problem" |
| v. (perception) | 2. examine, see | observe, check out, and look over carefully or inspect.; "The customs agent examined the baggage"; "I must see your passport before you can enter the country" |
| ~ search | subject to a search.; "The police searched the suspect"; "We searched the whole house for the missing keys" |
| ~ look | perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards.; "She looked over the expanse of land"; "Look at your child!"; "Look--a deer in the backyard!" |
| ~ x-ray | examine by taking x-rays. |
| ~ candle | examine eggs for freshness by holding them against a light. |
| ~ autopsy | perform an autopsy on a dead body; do a post-mortem. |
| ~ auscultate | examine by auscultation. |
| ~ survey | look over carefully or inspect.; "He surveyed his new classmates" |
| ~ glance over, scan, skim, rake, run down | examine hastily.; "She scanned the newspaper headlines while waiting for the taxi" |
| ~ scan | examine minutely or intensely.; "the surgeon scanned the X-ray" |
| ~ peruse | examine or consider with attention and in detail.; "Please peruse this report at your leisure" |
| ~ scrutinise, scrutinize, size up, take stock | to look at critically or searchingly, or in minute detail.; "he scrutinized his likeness in the mirror" |
| ~ search, look | search or seek.; "We looked all day and finally found the child in the forest"; "Look elsewhere for the perfect gift!" |
| ~ inspect | look over carefully.; "Please inspect your father's will carefully" |
| ~ check | make an examination or investigation.; "check into the rumor"; "check the time of the class" |
| v. (communication) | 3. examine, probe | question or examine thoroughly and closely. |
| ~ enquire, investigate, inquire | 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" |
| ~ re-examine | question after cross-examination by opposing counsel.; "re-examine one's witness" |
| ~ investigate, look into | investigate scientifically.; "Let's investigate the syntax of Chinese" |
| ~ 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" |
| v. (communication) | 4. examine | question closely. |
| ~ query, question | pose a question. |
| ~ quiz, test | examine someone's knowledge of something.; "The teacher tests us every week"; "We got quizzed on French irregular verbs" |
| ~ cross examine, cross question | question closely, or question a witness that has already been questioned by the opposing side.; "The witness was cross-examined by the defense" |
| ~ catechize, catechise | examine through questioning and answering. |
| ~ grill | examine thoroughly.; "the student was grilled for two hours on the subject of phonology" |
| v. (social) | 5. essay, examine, prove, test, try, try out | put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to.; "This approach has been tried with good results"; "Test this recipe" |
| ~ pass judgment, evaluate, judge | form a critical opinion of.; "I cannot judge some works of modern art"; "How do you evaluate this grant proposal?"; "We shouldn't pass judgment on other people" |
| ~ verify, control | check or regulate (a scientific experiment) by conducting a parallel experiment or comparing with another standard.; "Are you controlling for the temperature?" |
| ~ float | circulate or discuss tentatively; test the waters with.; "The Republicans are floating the idea of a tax reform" |
| ~ field-test | test something under the conditions under which it will actually be used.; "The Army field tested the new tanks" |
| scrutinize | | |
| v. (perception) | 1. scrutinise, scrutinize, size up, take stock | to look at critically or searchingly, or in minute detail.; "he scrutinized his likeness in the mirror" |
| ~ examine, see | observe, check out, and look over carefully or inspect.; "The customs agent examined the baggage"; "I must see your passport before you can enter the country" |
| v. (cognition) | 2. audit, inspect, scrutinise, scrutinize | examine carefully for accuracy with the intent of verification.; "audit accounts and tax returns" |
| ~ analyse, analyze, examine, study, canvass, canvas | 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" |
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