Antonyms for candled
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : kan-dl |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈkæn dl |
Definition of candled
Origin :- Old English candel "lamp, lantern, candle," an early ecclesiastical borrowing from Latin candela "a light, torch, candle made of tallow or wax," from candere "to shine," from PIE root *kand- "to glow, to shine, to shoot out light" (cf. Sanskrit cand- "to give light, shine," candra- "shining, glowing, moon;" Greek kandaros "coal;" Welsh cann "white;" Middle Irish condud "fuel").
- Candles were unknown in ancient Greece (where oil lamps sufficed), but common from early times among Romans and Etruscans. Candles on birthday cakes seems to have been originally a German custom. To hold a candle to originally meant "to help in a subordinate capacity," from the notion of an assistant or apprentice holding a candle for light while the master works. To burn the candle at both ends is recorded from 1730.
- As in scrutinize : verb examine closely
- As in check : verb inspect, examine
- While the boy rattled among canned goods and candled eggs to see if they were fit for a four-minute boil, Sandy turned to George.
- Extract from : « The Call of the Beaver Patrol » by V. T. Sherman
- Sometimes a lot of eggs is candled several times and the bad ones removed, before it reaches the last dealer who handles it.
- Extract from : « Our Domestic Birds » by John H. Robinson
- Separators should be carefully "candled" — placed in front of a light and looked through.
- Extract from : « The Automobile Storage Battery » by O. A. Witte
- These he candled in his house cellar and began selling them to a limited trade in the wealthy section of the city.
- Extract from : « The Dollar Hen » by Milo M. Hastings
Synonyms for candled
- analyze
- ascertain
- audit
- balance account
- burn up
- candle
- canvass
- case
- check
- check out
- check over
- comb
- compare
- confirm
- consider
- contemplate
- correct
- count
- dig
- dissect
- enquire about
- explore
- eyeball
- find out
- frisk
- get a load of
- go over with a fine-tooth comb
- go through
- inquire into
- inspect
- investigate
- keep account
- look at
- look over
- look see
- make sure
- monitor
- note
- overlook
- peg
- penetrate
- perlustrate
- peruse
- pierce
- pore over
- probe
- prove
- put under a microscope
- quiz
- review
- scan
- scope
- scout out
- scrutinate
- scrutinize
- search
- sift
- smoke
- stare
- study
- survey
- take stock
- take the measure of
- tell
- test
- try
- verify
- view
- watch
- weigh
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