scrutinize
/'skru:tinaiz/
Definition
- Verb:
- To examine or inspect something very carefully and thoroughly: This involves looking at something in minute detail, often to check for accuracy, quality, or to understand it completely.
- To look at something critically or searchingly: This implies a very close, intense, and often suspicious or analytical observation.
Examples of Usage
- Verb:
- The committee will scrutinize the proposal before making a decision.
- She scrutinized the document for any errors.
- The detective scrutinized the crime scene for clues.
Advanced Usage
- "to scrutinize under a microscope": To examine something with extreme, almost excessive, attention to detail.
- Every aspect of the contract was scrutinized under a microscope.
- "to bear scrutiny": To be able to withstand careful examination.
- His alibi does not bear close scrutiny.
Variants and Related Words
- Scrutiny (n): The act of scrutinizing; close and careful examination.
- The new policy is under public scrutiny.
- Scrutinizer (n): A person who scrutinizes.
- He was a careful scrutinizer of fine print.
Synonyms
- Examine: To inspect or study something carefully.
- Inspect: To look at something closely, typically to assess its condition or to discover any shortcomings.
- Analyze: To examine methodically and in detail.
Related Phrasal Verbs
(Note: "Scrutinize" is not commonly used with particles to form standard phrasal verbs. The action is typically expressed directly or with prepositions like "for" or "through.") - Scrutinize for: To examine carefully in order to find something specific. - We must scrutinize the data for inconsistencies.
Related Idioms
- Leave no stone unturned: To do everything possible to find something or to solve a problem, implying thorough scrutiny.
- The investigators left no stone unturned in their search for the truth.
Verb
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examine carefully for accuracy with the intent of verification
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audit accounts and tax returns
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to look at critically or searchingly, or in minute detail
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he scrutinized his likeness in the mirror
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