introspect

[ in-truh-spekt ]

/ ˌɪn trəˈspɛkt /

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verb (used without object)

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

verb (used with object)

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

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Origin of introspect

First recorded in 1675–85; back formation from introspection

OTHER WORDS FROM introspect

in·tro·spect·a·ble, in·tro·spect·i·ble, adjectivein·tro·spec·tion, nounin·tro·spec·tive, adjectivein·tro·spec·tor, noun

Words nearby introspect

intromission, intromit, intron, Intropin, introrse, introspect, introspection, introspective, introsusception, in trouble with, introversion

How to use introspect in a sentence

Rather than letting users query models directly, which might open a door by which outsiders can access or introspect your models, you can create an indirect query method as a layer of protection.
Best practices for bolstering machine learning security|MIT Technology Review Insights|November 14, 2022|MIT Technology Review
I’d just written a book introspecting on my past 20 years of cosplay.
All dressed up with nowhere to go: Cosplaying in the pandemic|Lauren Orsini|June 25, 2021|Washington Post
Now, Freud would say that this is a waste of time, because Freud would say that you can’t ask somebody directly to introspect.
Introducing “No Stupid Questions” (Ep. 422)|Stephen J. Dubner|June 18, 2020|Freakonomics
True, the lecture and the book may tell us what to look for when we introspect, and how to understand what we find.
The Mind and Its Education|George Herbert Betts

Self-accusation was a phase of introspect in which she never indulged.
The Triumph of Hilary Blachland|Bertram Mitford
No more lovely trouting waters can angling introspect conceive than some of those in Northern Spain.
Wild Spain (Espaa agreste)|Abel Chapman
When we try to introspect the sensation of blue, all we can see is the blue; the other element is as if it were diaphanous.
Essays in Radical Empiricism|William James

British Dictionary definitions for introspect

introspect

/ (ˌɪntrəˈspɛkt) /

verb

(intr) to examine and analyse one's own thoughts and feelings

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