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Definition of scrutinize verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

scrutinize

verb
 
/ˈskruːtənaɪz/
 
/ˈskruːtənaɪz/
(British English also scrutinise)
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they scrutinize
 
/ˈskruːtənaɪz/
 
/ˈskruːtənaɪz/
he / she / it scrutinizes
 
/ˈskruːtənaɪzɪz/
 
/ˈskruːtənaɪzɪz/
past simple scrutinized
 
/ˈskruːtənaɪzd/
 
/ˈskruːtənaɪzd/
past participle scrutinized
 
/ˈskruːtənaɪzd/
 
/ˈskruːtənaɪzd/
-ing form scrutinizing
 
/ˈskruːtənaɪzɪŋ/
 
/ˈskruːtənaɪzɪŋ/
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  1. scrutinize somebody/something to look at or examine somebody/something carefully
    • She leaned forward to scrutinize their faces.
    • The statement was carefully scrutinized before publication.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • carefully
    • closely
    • intensely
    preposition
    • for
    See full entry
See scrutinize in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee scrutinize in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic English
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