scrutinize
verb/ˈskruːtəˌnaɪz/
Frequency rank: #16,342 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
To examine something very carefully and thoroughly.
Example sentence
The editor will scrutinize every paragraph of the manuscript before it goes to print.
Synonyms & related words
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