scrutinize
[ skroot-n-ahyz ]
verb (used with object),scru·ti·nized, scru·ti·niz·ing.
to examine in detail with careful or critical attention.
Origin of scrutinize
1First recorded in 1665–75; scrutin(y) + -ize
- Also especially British, scru·ti·nise .
Other words for scrutinize
Other words from scrutinize
- 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
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How to use scrutinize in a sentence
Without knowing it, yielding to a blind, unscrutinized instinct, he'd wanted Rose to live on his love.
The Real Adventure | Henry Kitchell Webster
British Dictionary definitions for scrutinize
scrutinize
scrutinise
/ (ˈskruːtɪˌnaɪz) /
verb
(tr) to examine carefully or in minute detail
Derived forms of scrutinize
- scrutinizer or scrutiniser, noun
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