▪ I. examinate, pple. and n.
(ɛgˈzæmɪnət)
Also 6–7 examinat.
[ad. L. exāmināt-us, pa. pple. of exāmināre: see examine v.]
† A. pple. = Examined. (In first two quots. app.: Tortured. But possibly it may be a misprint for exanimate.)
| 1471 Ripley Comp. Alch. x. in Ashm. (1652) 178 Whych must be Crusyfyed and examynat: And then contumulate both Man and Wyfe. 1560 Rolland Crt. Venus ii. 364 So vp he rais into ane stakkerand stait, As he had bene fra wit examinat. 1818 Scott Rob Roy xxxvi, Unless ane were judicially examinate. |
B. n.
1. A person under examination, either as a witness or accused person.
| 1537 in Froude Hist. Eng. III. 192 note, Sir Francis Bigod..did read to this examinate a book made by himself. 1587 Fleming Contn. Holinshed III. 1409/1 This examinat called on the earle, telling him the lieutenant was there. 1609 Holland Amm. Marcel. xiv. v. 435 note, To this the tormentors..fastened the armes and feet of the poor examinate or condemned person to be tortured. 1709 Strype Ann. Ref. I. xxv. 290 There appeared to this examinate one in white apparel. 1855 Kingsley Westw. Ho! (1861) 52 The examinate found it so difficult to answer the question that he suddenly became afflicted with deafness. |
2. One who undergoes examination with a view to a certificate, degree, etc.
| 1599 Hakluyt Voy. II. ii. 71 The other examinates founde insufficient to proceed are sent backe to their studie againe. 1868 Daily News 20 Oct., A system of inter-collegiate lectures..open to all the examinats. |
▪ II. † eˈxaminate, v. Obs.
[f. L. exāmināt- ppl. stem of exāmināre: see examine v.]
= examine v.
| 1560–78 Bk. Discipl. Ch. Scot. (1621) 27 The persons that are to be examinated, must be commanded to appeare before men of soundest judgement. |