scrutinize

(skrūt'n-īz')
tr.v., -nized, -niz·ing, -niz·es.
To examine or observe with great care; inspect critically.

scrutinizer scru'ti·niz'er n.
scrutinizingly scru'ti·niz'ing·ly adv.

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verb

1. To look at carefully or critically: check (out), con, examine, go over, inspect, peruse, study, survey, traverse, view. Informal case. Idioms: give a going-over. See investigate.
2. To look at or on attentively or carefully: eye, observe, regard, survey, watch. Idioms: have one'skeep aneye on, keep tabs on. See awareness/unawareness, see/not see.

v

Definition: examine
Antonyms: glance at

IN BRIEF: To examine closely, study.

Observe a man's actions; scrutinize his motives; take note of the things that give him pleasure. — Unknown.

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For a list of words related to scrutinize, see:

• Verbs of Sight - scrutinize: inspect closely; look upon
• Reasoning and Examination - scrutinize: examine very closely

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - observere, undersøge nøje, granske, studere, ransage

Nederlands (Dutch)
nauwkeurig onderzoeken, inspecteren

Français (French)
v. tr. - examiner (qch) minutieusement, vérifier, surveiller

Deutsch (German)
v. - untersuchen, mustern

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - ερευνώ εξονυχιστικά, περιεργάζομαι

Italiano (Italian)
scrutinare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - escrutar

Русский (Russian)
внимательно рассматривать, критически изучать, тщательно исследовать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - escudriñar, examinar a fondo, escrutar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - undersöka noggrant, studera

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
详细检查, 细看

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 詳細檢查, 細看

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 정밀하게 조사하다, 음미하다, 빤히 쳐다보다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 綿密に調べる, 吟味する, 詮索する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يتفحص, يدقق‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮בחן, בדק‬

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