peruse

Betekenis (Engels)

Frekwensie

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Uitgespreek as (IPA)
/pəˈɹuːz/
Etimologie (Engels)

From either Medieval Latin perūtor, perūsitō (“wear out”)) or Anglo-Norman peruser (“use up”)), originally leading to two concurrent meanings, but only those derived from "to examine" survive today. By surface analysis, per- + use.

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