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in⋅tro⋅spect

[in-truh-spekt]

–verb (used without object)

1.	to practice introspection; consider one's own internal state or feelings.

–verb (used with object)

2.	to look into or examine (one's own mind, feelings, etc.).

Origin:
1675–85; back formation from introspection

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in·tro·spect (ĭn'trə-spěkt', ĭn'trə-spěkt') Pronunciation Key
intr.v. in·tro·spect·ed, in·tro·spect·ing, in·tro·spects
To engage in introspection.

[Latin intrōspicere, intrōspect-, to look into : intrō-, within; see en in Indo-European roots + specere, to look at; see spek- in Indo-European roots.]

in'tro·spec'tive adj., in'tro·spec'tive·ly adv., in'tro·spec'tive·ness n.

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introspective
adjective
given to examining own sensory and perceptual experiences [ant: extrospective]

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Introspective

In`tro*spec"tive\, a. [Cf. F. introspectif.]

1. Inspecting within; seeing inwardly; capable of, or exercising, inspection; self-conscious.

2. Involving the act or results of conscious knowledge of physical phenomena; -- contrasted with associational. --J. S. Mill.

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