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- pronunciation:
- skru
tih
naIz
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verb |
| inflections: |
scrutinizes, scrutinizing, scrutinized |
| definition: |
to look at closely and carefully, with attention to detail.
The detectives scrutinized every inch of the crime scene.- synonyms:
- examine, look at, scan, study, survey
- similar words:
- analyze, dissect, explore, eye, inspect, investigate, look over, observe, pore over, probe into, scope out, search, view
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| related words: |
behold, censor, check, contemplate, monitor, pry, query, review, scope, scour, test, view, watch |
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| derivations: |
scrutinizingly (adv.), scrutinization (n.), scrutinizer (n.) |
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