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synonyms for cross examine

  • examine
  • grill
  • investigate
  • query
  • quiz
  • catechize
  • inquire
  • pump
  • question
  • roast
  • cross-examine
  • cross-question
  • give the third degree
  • go over
  • put the screws to
  • put through the wringer
  • sweat out
  • work over
On this page you'll find 206 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to cross examine, such as: examine, grill, investigate, query, quiz, and catechize.

antonyms for cross examine

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  • answer
  • reply
  • answer
  • reply
  • ignore
  • claim
  • command
  • insist
  • repudiate
  • tell
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    How to use cross examine in a sentence

    He was quite free to cross-examine Mazaroff without the latter being in the least suspicious.
    THE WEIGHT OF THE CROWNFRED M. WHITE
    The Hepburn attorney was then given an opportunity to cross-examine the police witnesses.
    UNCLE SAM'S BOYS AS LIEUTENANTSH. IRVING HANCOCK
    Then a shady lawyer engaged by the Hepburns undertook to cross-examine the young lieutenant.
    UNCLE SAM'S BOYS AS LIEUTENANTSH. IRVING HANCOCK
    His mother, the next morning, casually began to cross-examine him concerning his sudden friendship for the girl.
    MOUNTAINCLEMENT WOOD
    Now Morella's advocate rose to cross-examine, asking him who had made the arrangements for the marriage.
    FAIR MARGARETH. RIDER HAGGARD
    I cannot cross-examine the witness, without recognizing his identity with the Paul Benedict named in the patents.
    SEVENOAKSJ. G. HOLLAND
    He pulled his wig down firmly over his ears, took out a pair of pince-nez and rose to cross-examine.
    HAPPY DAYSALAN ALEXANDER MILNE
    No, she wouldn't castigate old Major Roper for tattling, and at the same time cross-examine him for her own purposes.
    SOMEHOW GOODWILLIAM DE MORGAN
    The counsel for the defense knowing nothing of the witness did not cross-examine him at all.
    THE JUDICIAL MURDER OF MARY E. SURRATTDAVID MILLER DEWITT
    They require you, like the witch of Endor, to raise Sir Philip from the grave, that they may cross-examine him.
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