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