reinvestigate
verb[IorT]
(alsore-investigate)uk/ˌriː.ɪnˈves.tɪ.ɡeɪt/us/ˌriː.ɪnˈves.tə.ɡeɪt/toexamineacrime,problem,statement, etc.carefullyagain,especiallyinordertodiscoverthetruth:
Policehave beenaskedto reinvestigate thedeathof ayoungwoman in a Bostonhotel.
Weoriginallythoughtit was anaccidentbut now we are re-investigating.
- Several otherdeathsin thenursinghomeare now being reinvestigated.
- Theincidentwas reinvestigated after newwitnessescameforward.
- Anylumpwhichchangesshapeorsizeshould be reinvestigated.
Analysing and evaluating
- adjudication
- analysable
- analyse
- analyser
- enquiry
- gauge
- go over
- go through
- have the measure ofsomeone/somethingidiom
- inspect
- inspection
- probe
- reinterpret
- reinterpretation
- reinvestigation
- research
- risk assessment
- scratch
- the acid test
- vet