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cross-ex·am·ine
 cross-examine
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- pronunciation:
- kraws
ihg
zae
m
 n
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb)
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
cross-examines, cross-examining, cross-examined |
| definition 1: |
to question thoroughly and insistently, often for the purpose of comparing responses with those of earlier questioning.
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| definition 2: |
to question (a witness who has testified for the other side).
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| related words: |
ask, examine, grill, interrogate, question, quiz |
adverb + (v.)cross-examine
effectively, else, fully, personally, therefore
(v.)cross-examine
+ noun
ability,
accuser,
attorney,
baker,
chance,
counsel,
defendant,
defense,
dream,
evidence,
expert,
hearing,
lawyer,
minute,
officer,
opportunity,
others,
prosecution,
prosecutor,
right,
segment,
stand,
star,
statement,
trial,
videotape,
witness
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| derivations: |
cross-examination (n.), cross-examiner (n.) |
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