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SCRUTINISE
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I. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they scrutinise ... he / she / it scrutinises
Past simple: scrutinised
-ing form: scrutinising
Sense 1
Meaning:
Examine carefully for accuracy with the intent of verification
Example:
audit accounts and tax returns
Synonyms:
audit; inspect; scrutinise; scrutinize
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Hypernyms (to "scrutinise" is one way to...):
analyse; analyze; canvass; examine; study (consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Derivation:
scrutiniser (a careful examiner; someone who inspects with great care)
scrutiny (the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes))
scrutiny (a prolonged intense look)
Sense 2
Meaning:
To look at critically or searchingly, or in minute detail
Example:
he scrutinized his likeness in the mirror
Synonyms:
scrutinise; scrutinize; size up; take stock
Classified under:
Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling
Hypernyms (to "scrutinise" is one way to...):
examine; see (observe, check out, and look over carefully or inspect)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Derivation:
scrutiniser (a careful examiner; someone who inspects with great care)
scrutiny (the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes))
scrutiny (a prolonged intense look)