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Definition of peruse verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

peruse

verb

NAmE//pəˈruz//

peruse something (formal or humorous)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they peruse

he / she / it peruses

past simple perused

-ing form perusing

to read something, especially in a careful way A copy of the report is available for you to peruse at your leisure.

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perusal

NAmE//pəˈruzl//

noun [uncountable, singular] The agreement was signed after careful perusal.See peruse in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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