scrutinize
VerbUS[skroo-tuh-nahyz]/ˈskrutəˌnaɪz/3 syllables
Open English WordNet
Verb (2)scrutinized, scrutinizing
- to look at critically or searchingly, or in minute detail“he scrutinized his likeness in the mirror”Synonyms: size uptake stockscrutiniseMore general examine, see
- examine carefully for accuracy with the intent of verification“audit accounts and tax returns”Synonyms: auditscrutiniseinspectMore general analyze, analyse
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Scru′ti·nize transitive verb [past tense & past participle Scrutinized; present participle & verbal noun Scrutinizing.]
Origin: From Scrutiny.
To examine closely; to inspect or observe with critical attention; to regard narrowly; as, to scrutinize the measures of administration; to scrutinize the conduct or motives of individuals.
Whose votes they were obliged to scrutinize.— John Ayliffe
Those pronounced him youngest who scrutinized his face the closest.— George W. Cable
Scru′ti·nize intransitive verb
To make scrutiny.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54