scrutinize

Use Scrutinize in a sentence

verb (used with object)

to examine in detail with careful or critical attention.

verb (used without object)

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

re·scru·ti·nize, verb (used with object), re·scru·ti·nized, re·scru·ti·niz·ing.

self-scru·ti·nized, adjective

self-scru·ti·niz·ing, adjective

un·scru·ti·nized, adjective

un·scru·ti·niz·ing, adjective

un·scru·ti·niz·ing·ly, adverb

Synonyms
1, 2. investigate, study, search.

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scrutinize or scrutinise (ˈskruːtɪˌnaɪz)

—vb
	(tr) to examine carefully or in minute detail

scrutinise or scrutinise

—vb

'scrutinizer or scrutinise

—n

'scrutiniser or scrutinise

—n

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Word Origin & History

scrutinize

1670s, from scrutiny (q.v.). Related: Scrutinizing.

Example sentences

Consumers are advised to closely scrutinize any lock agreement and ask their

mortgage company to explain the terms of the lock.

Teams will scrutinize hundreds of prospects through interviews, various tests

and workout drills.

Scrutinize the product, the packaging and the labeling.

Instead of propagating misinformation among non-experts, criticize and

scrutinize the information in an academic manner.

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Related Words

canvass check consider examine inspect

pore probe research scan sift

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"The Enlightenment codified the vision of the world as a unified, self-sufficient Nature, governed by orderly laws, and including man within itself as a part of Nature and nothing else. It is the codification, in outline, of the world we now inhabit. The supposition that the Enlightenment is but a kind of continuation and completion of the Reformation is sometimes attacked as naive and over-intellectualist. Yet the logical connection is obviously there: the notion that it is legitimate to scrutinize the claims of a self-proclaimed sacred institution, by checking it against the independent testimony of scripture, would seem to lead naturally to the idea that everything, including scripture itself, can be scrutinized in the light of the independent testimony of "Reason" or fact."

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