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scrutinise

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scru⋅ti⋅nize

  [skroot-n-ahyz] verb, -nized, -niz⋅ing.
Use scrutinise in a Sentence
–verb (used with object)
1. to examine in detail with careful or critical attention.
–verb (used without object)
2. to conduct a scrutiny.
Also, especially British, scru⋅ti⋅nise.

Origin:
1665–75; scrutin(y) + -ize

Related forms:
scru⋅ti⋅ni⋅za⋅tion, noun
scru⋅ti⋅niz⋅er, noun
scru⋅ti⋅niz⋅ing⋅ly, adverb

Synonyms:
1, 2. investigate, study, search.
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