peruse
Meaning
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- To examine or consider with care.
- To read completely.
- (informal) To look over casually; to skim.
- To go from place to place; to wander.
Synonyms
read carefully
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/pəˈɹuːz/
Etymology
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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