"scrutinize" meaning in English

See scrutinize in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈskɹuːtɨnaɪz/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈskɹutn̩ˌaɪz/ [General-American] Audio: en-au-scrutinize.ogg Forms: scrutinizes [present, singular, third-person], scrutinizing [participle, present], scrutinized [participle, past], scrutinized [past]
enPR: skro͞otʹn-īz [General-American] Etymology: From scrutiny + -ize. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|scrutiny|ize}} scrutiny + -ize Head templates: {{en-verb}} scrutinize (third-person singular simple present scrutinizes, present participle scrutinizing, simple past and past participle scrutinized)
  1. (transitive) To examine something with great care or detail, as to look for hidden or obscure flaws. Tags: transitive Translations (to examine with great care): զննել (znnel) (Armenian), քննել (kʻnnel) (Armenian), մանրամասն ուսումնասիրել (manramasn usumnasirel) (Armenian), изследвам подробно (izsledvam podrobno) (Bulgarian), escrutar (Catalan), prohlédnout (Czech), granske (Danish), trarigardi (Esperanto), tarkastaa (Finnish), tutkia tarkasti (Finnish), tutkia tarkoin (Finnish), tarkastella (Finnish), scruter (French), escrutar (Galician), escudriñar (Galician), gründlich prüfen (German), hinterfragen (German), gewissenhaft überprüfen (German), ergründen (German), zerlegen (German), zerpflücken (German), περιεργάζομαι (periergázomai) (Greek), κοιτάω από πάνω μέχρι κάτω (koitáo apó páno méchri káto) (Greek), tüzetesen megvizsgál (Hungarian), gaumgæfa (Icelandic), esaminare (Italian), indagare (Italian), 精査する (seisa-suru) (alt: せいさ-する) (Japanese), 眇める (sugameru) (Japanese), scrūtor (Latin), meneliti (Malay), menyelidiki (Malay), whakatātare (Maori), whakatare (Maori), whakataretare (Maori), matawai (Maori), granske (Norwegian), escrutinhar (Occitan), escrutar (Occitan), escrutinar (Occitan), sceawian (Old English), escrutinizar (Portuguese), тща́тельно проверя́ть (tščátelʹno proverjátʹ) (Russian), тща́тельно иссле́довать (tščátelʹno isslédovatʹ) (Russian), preveriť [perfective] (Slovak), preskúmať [perfective] (Slovak), escrutar (Spanish), examinar (Spanish), escudriñar (Spanish), granska (Swedish), mönstra (Swedish), nagelfara (Swedish), skärskåda (Swedish), lusläsa (Swedish), syna (Swedish), balukitkitin (Tagalog), పరిశీలించు (pariśīliñcu) (Telugu), irdelemek (Turkish), tetkik etmek (Turkish)
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  2. (transitive) To audit accounts etc in order to verify them. Tags: transitive Translations (to audit accounts): tarkastaa (Finnish), dépouiller (French), arotake pūtea (Maori), escrutinhar (Occitan), balukitkitin (Tagalog)
    Sense id: en-scrutinize-en-verb-mTfPlQUL Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -ize, Terms with Old English translations Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ize: 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Old English translations: 53 47 Disambiguation of 'to audit accounts': 6 94
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: scrutinise [Commonwealth] Related terms: inscrutable, scrutineer, scrutiny

Inflected forms

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          "text": "whose votes they were obliged to scrutinize",
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          "text": "Those pronounced him youngest who scrutinized his face the closest.",
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          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "hy",
          "lang": "Armenian",
          "roman": "znnel",
          "sense": "to examine with great care",
          "word": "զննել"
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          "_dis1": "98 2",
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          "lang": "Armenian",
          "roman": "kʻnnel",
          "sense": "to examine with great care",
          "word": "քննել"
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          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "hy",
          "lang": "Armenian",
          "roman": "manramasn usumnasirel",
          "sense": "to examine with great care",
          "word": "մանրամասն ուսումնասիրել"
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          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "izsledvam podrobno",
          "sense": "to examine with great care",
          "word": "изследвам подробно"
        },
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          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "to examine with great care",
          "word": "escrutar"
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          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "to examine with great care",
          "word": "prohlédnout"
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          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "to examine with great care",
          "word": "granske"
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          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "to examine with great care",
          "word": "trarigardi"
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          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to examine with great care",
          "word": "tarkastaa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to examine with great care",
          "word": "tutkia tarkasti"
        },
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          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to examine with great care",
          "word": "tutkia tarkoin"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to examine with great care",
          "word": "tarkastella"
        },
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          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "to examine with great care",
          "word": "scruter"
        },
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          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "to examine with great care",
          "word": "escrutar"
        },
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          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "to examine with great care",
          "word": "escudriñar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to examine with great care",
          "word": "gründlich prüfen"
        },
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          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to examine with great care",
          "word": "hinterfragen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to examine with great care",
          "word": "gewissenhaft überprüfen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to examine with great care",
          "word": "ergründen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to examine with great care",
          "word": "zerlegen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to examine with great care",
          "word": "zerpflücken"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "periergázomai",
          "sense": "to examine with great care",
          "word": "περιεργάζομαι"
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          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "koitáo apó páno méchri káto",
          "sense": "to examine with great care",
          "word": "κοιτάω από πάνω μέχρι κάτω"
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          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to examine with great care",
          "word": "tüzetesen megvizsgál"
        },
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          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "to examine with great care",
          "word": "gaumgæfa"
        },
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          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to examine with great care",
          "word": "esaminare"
        },
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          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to examine with great care",
          "word": "indagare"
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        {
          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "alt": "せいさ-する",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "seisa-suru",
          "sense": "to examine with great care",
          "word": "精査する"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "sugameru",
          "sense": "to examine with great care",
          "word": "眇める"
        },
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          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "to examine with great care",
          "word": "scrūtor"
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          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "to examine with great care",
          "word": "meneliti"
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          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "to examine with great care",
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          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "to examine with great care",
          "word": "whakatātare"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "to examine with great care",
          "word": "whakatare"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "to examine with great care",
          "word": "whakataretare"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "to examine with great care",
          "word": "matawai"
        },
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          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "no",
          "lang": "Norwegian",
          "sense": "to examine with great care",
          "word": "granske"
        },
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          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "oc",
          "lang": "Occitan",
          "sense": "to examine with great care",
          "word": "escrutinhar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "oc",
          "lang": "Occitan",
          "sense": "to examine with great care",
          "word": "escrutar"
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          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "oc",
          "lang": "Occitan",
          "sense": "to examine with great care",
          "word": "escrutinar"
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          "code": "ang",
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          "sense": "to examine with great care",
          "word": "sceawian"
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          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "to examine with great care",
          "word": "escrutinizar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "tščátelʹno proverjátʹ",
          "sense": "to examine with great care",
          "word": "тща́тельно проверя́ть"
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          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "tščátelʹno isslédovatʹ",
          "sense": "to examine with great care",
          "word": "тща́тельно иссле́довать"
        },
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          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "to examine with great care",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "preveriť"
        },
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          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "to examine with great care",
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          "word": "preskúmať"
        },
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          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to examine with great care",
          "word": "escrutar"
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          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to examine with great care",
          "word": "examinar"
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          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to examine with great care",
          "word": "escudriñar"
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        "(transitive) To audit accounts etc in order to verify them."
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      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "znnel",
      "sense": "to examine with great care",
      "word": "զննել"
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      "word": "изследвам подробно"
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      "sense": "to examine with great care",
      "word": "escrutar"
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      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to examine with great care",
      "word": "prohlédnout"
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    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "to examine with great care",
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      "code": "eo",
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      "sense": "to examine with great care",
      "word": "trarigardi"
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      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "to examine with great care",
      "word": "tarkastaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to examine with great care",
      "word": "tutkia tarkasti"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to examine with great care",
      "word": "tutkia tarkoin"
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to examine with great care",
      "word": "tarkastella"
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      "code": "fr",
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      "sense": "to examine with great care",
      "word": "escrutar"
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      "sense": "to examine with great care",
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to examine with great care",
      "word": "gründlich prüfen"
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    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to examine with great care",
      "word": "hinterfragen"
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    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to examine with great care",
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    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to examine with great care",
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to examine with great care",
      "word": "zerlegen"
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    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to examine with great care",
      "word": "zerpflücken"
    },
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      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "periergázomai",
      "sense": "to examine with great care",
      "word": "περιεργάζομαι"
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      "code": "el",
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      "word": "κοιτάω από πάνω μέχρι κάτω"
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      "code": "hu",
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      "word": "tüzetesen megvizsgál"
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      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "to examine with great care",
      "word": "gaumgæfa"
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      "code": "it",
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      "word": "esaminare"
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    {
      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "to examine with great care",
      "word": "indagare"
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    {
      "alt": "せいさ-する",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "seisa-suru",
      "sense": "to examine with great care",
      "word": "精査する"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "sugameru",
      "sense": "to examine with great care",
      "word": "眇める"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "to examine with great care",
      "word": "scrūtor"
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    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "to examine with great care",
      "word": "meneliti"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "to examine with great care",
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    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to examine with great care",
      "word": "whakatātare"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to examine with great care",
      "word": "whakatare"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to examine with great care",
      "word": "whakataretare"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to examine with great care",
      "word": "matawai"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "to examine with great care",
      "word": "granske"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "to examine with great care",
      "word": "escrutinhar"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "to examine with great care",
      "word": "escrutar"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "to examine with great care",
      "word": "escrutinar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ang",
      "lang": "Old English",
      "sense": "to examine with great care",
      "word": "sceawian"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to examine with great care",
      "word": "escrutinizar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "tščátelʹno proverjátʹ",
      "sense": "to examine with great care",
      "word": "тща́тельно проверя́ть"
    },
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "tščátelʹno isslédovatʹ",
      "sense": "to examine with great care",
      "word": "тща́тельно иссле́довать"
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      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "to examine with great care",
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      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "to examine with great care",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "preskúmať"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to examine with great care",
      "word": "escrutar"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to examine with great care",
      "word": "examinar"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to examine with great care",
      "word": "escudriñar"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to examine with great care",
      "word": "granska"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to examine with great care",
      "word": "mönstra"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to examine with great care",
      "word": "nagelfara"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to examine with great care",
      "word": "skärskåda"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to examine with great care",
      "word": "lusläsa"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to examine with great care",
      "word": "syna"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "to examine with great care",
      "word": "balukitkitin"
    },
    {
      "code": "te",
      "lang": "Telugu",
      "roman": "pariśīliñcu",
      "sense": "to examine with great care",
      "word": "పరిశీలించు"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "to examine with great care",
      "word": "irdelemek"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "to examine with great care",
      "word": "tetkik etmek"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to audit accounts",
      "word": "tarkastaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to audit accounts",
      "word": "dépouiller"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to audit accounts",
      "word": "arotake pūtea"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "to audit accounts",
      "word": "escrutinhar"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "to audit accounts",
      "word": "balukitkitin"
    }
  ],
  "word": "scrutinize"
}

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