transitive verb
Etymology: Middle English loken over, from looken, loken to look + over
1. : to inspect or examine usually in a cursory way
took a stroll about the town to look it over — H.A.Chippendale
his scripts are looked over for accuracy — Saturday Review
2. : to eliminate from consideration : disregard , overlook , pardon
I'm only a private — perhaps you'll look over that — Strand