SCRUTINIZE


Meaning of SCRUTINIZE in English

verb

1.

to look at or over critically and searchingly

the jeweler scrutinized the diamonds to see if they were fakes

Synonyms: canvass, ||case, check over, check up, con, examine, inspect, perlustrate, study, survey, vet, view

Related Word: look over, overlook, peruse, pore (over), scan; consider, contemplate, weigh; penetrate, pierce, probe; analyze, dig (into), dissect; comb

Idioms: turn a careful ( or heedful) eye to ( or on)

2.

Synonyms: eye 2, eyeball, watch

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