scrutinize

[ skroot-n-ahyz ]

/ ˈskrut nˌaɪz /

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

to examine in detail with careful or critical attention.

verb (used without object), scru·ti·nized, scru·ti·niz·ing.

to conduct a scrutiny.

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Also especially British, scru·ti·nise.

Origin of scrutinize

First recorded in 1665–75; scrutin(y) + -ize

SYNONYMS FOR scrutinize

1, 2. investigate, study, search.

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Related forms

scru·ti·ni·za·tion, nounscru·ti·niz·er, nounscru·ti·niz·ing·ly, adverbre·scru·ti·nize, verb (used with object), re·scru·ti·nized, re·scru·ti·niz·ing.

self-scru·ti·nized, adjectiveself-scru·ti·niz·ing, adjectiveun·scru·ti·nized, adjectiveun·scru·ti·niz·ing, adjectiveun·scru·ti·niz·ing·ly, adverb

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Examples from the Web for scrutinize

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She lost her actual sight at the moment she was ready to scrutinize herself.
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There is little sign that Beijing has the appetite to scrutinize its own policy errors, though some in China have pointed the way.
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Others will scrutinize the menu, the décor, and the floral arrangements.
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When the police arrived it was to scrutinize and remove the Richard Prince.
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The woman had at last had time to scrutinize the looks of the young man.
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Then before the girls could reply, the grey eyes that could be so sharply penetrating turned to scrutinize Dories.
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It is possible to glance cursorily at both figures and mirror, and it is also possible to scrutinize them narrowly.
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I must scrutinize every phase of her power, and you must help me.
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Not many will take the pains to scrutinize the various lists closely.
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British Dictionary definitions for scrutinize

scrutinize

scrutinise

/ (ˈskruːtɪˌnaɪz) /

verb

(tr) to examine carefully or in minute detail

Derived Formsscrutinizer or scrutiniser, noun

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Word Origin and History for scrutinize

scrutinize

1670s, from scrutiny + -ize. Related: Scrutinized; scrutinizing. Earlier verb was scrutine (1590s), from French.

scrutinize

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

verb (used without object), scru·ti·nized, scru·ti·niz·ing.

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