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Peruse

noun, verb, slang

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Noun
  1. 1
    An examination or perusal; an instance of perusing.

    "A peruse of the website looked promising […]"

Verb
  1. 1
    To examine or consider with care. transitive

    "Sitting on a low stool, a few yards from her arm-chair, I examined her figure; I perused her features."

  2. 2
    examine or consider with attention and in detail wordnet
  3. 3
    To read completely. transitive

    "This survey may be made by perusing al Books and taking notice of all Mechanicall Inventions."

  4. 4
    To look over casually; to skim. informal, transitive

    "Haynes quickly perused the message, then took it to the captain on the bridge."

  5. 5
    To go from place to place; to wander. intransitive, regional

    "I loved to straggle off in the mornings […], just perusing around for firewood."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From either Medieval Latin perūtor, perūsitō (“wear out”)) or Anglo-Norman peruser (“use up”)), originally leading to two concurrent meanings, but only those derived from "to examine" survive today. By surface analysis, per- + use.

Etymology 2

From either Medieval Latin perūtor, perūsitō (“wear out”)) or Anglo-Norman peruser (“use up”)), originally leading to two concurrent meanings, but only those derived from "to examine" survive today. By surface analysis, per- + use.

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