[pe.ruse] vt pe.rused ; pe.rus.ing [ME, to use up, deal with in sequence, fr. L per- thoroughly + ME usen to use] (1532) 1 a: to examine or consider with attention and in detail: study b: to look over or through in a casual or cursory manner
2: read; esp: to read over in an attentive or leisurely manner -- pe.rus.al n -- pe.rus.er n