peruse

Meaning

Verb

1. To examine or consider with care.
2. To read completely.
3. (informal) To look over casually; to skim.
4. To go from place to place; to wander.

Noun

An examination or perusal; an instance of perusing.

Concepts

peruse

read

study

examine

inspect

look through

explore

investigate

go through

scrutinize

look over

read carefully

con

consider

contemplate

deliberate

meditate

ponder

anatomize

canvas

canvass

case

check out

enquire

essay

look into

quiz

research

scan

screen

screen out

search

sift

sound

survey

test

try

vet

dip into

see

declaim

say

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.