scrutinize : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: scrutinize	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for scrutinize
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
scrutinize v to look at critically or searchingly, or in minute detail; "he scrutinized his likeness in the mirror" Synonym(s): size up, take stock, scrutinize, scrutinise examine carefully for accuracy with the intent of verification; "audit accounts and tax returns" Synonym(s): audit, scrutinize, scrutinise, inspect
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Scrutinize \Scru"tinize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Scrutinized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Scrutinizing}.] [From {Scrutiny}.] To examine closely; to inspect or observe with critical attention; to regard narrowly; as, to scrutinize* the measures of administration; to scrutinize the conduct or motives of individuals. Whose votes they were obliged to scrutinize. --Ayliffe. Those pronounced him youngest who scrutinized his face the closest. --G. W. Cable.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Scrutinize \Scru"ti*nize\, v. i. To make scrutiny.