exāmĭno, āvi, ātum, 1, v. n. and a. [examen]. *
I (acc. to examen, I.).— Neut. , to form swarms , to swarm : examinant alvi, Col. 9, 14, 5.—
II (acc. to examen, II.).
A Lit.
1 Act. , to weigh (class.): (aër) tamquam paribus examinatus ponderibus, Cic. Tusc. 1, 19, 43; cf.: ad certum pondus, * Caes. B. G. 5, 12, 4.—*
2 Neut. : alicui, to be in equilibrium with a thing, to counterbalance , counterpoise , Vitr. 10, 8.—
B Trop., act. , to weigh , ponder , consider , examine , try , test (class.): non aurificis statera, sed quadam populari trutina examinari, Cic. de Or. 2, 38, 159; cf.: omnia verborum momentis, non rerum ponderibus, id. Rep. 3, 8; so, aliquid suis ponderibus, id. Planc. 32 fin. : diligenter verborum omnium pondera, id. Or. 8, 26; Quint. 10, 3, 5: emendate loquendi regulam, id. 1, 5, 1; juncturam syllabarum longarum et brevium aurium mensura, Gell. 16, 18, 3: (Parrhasius) examinasse subtilius lineas traditur (shortly after: circumscripsit omnia), Quint. 12, 10, 4 Spald.: male verum examinat omnis Corruptus judex, * Hor. S. 2, 2, 8; cf. of judicial examination, Quint. 12, 3, 6; Dig. 30, 58; 33, 7, 12, § 43.
VII —Hence, exāmĭnātus , a, um, P. a., tried , i. e. careful , thoughtful (late Lat.): examinatissima diligentia, Aug. Conf. 7, 6. —Adv.: exāmĭnātē , carefully , considerately : credere, Tert. Praescr. 33.— Comp. : examinatius deliberare, Amm. 25, 7.