scrutinise
pronunciation
How to pronounce scrutinise in British English:
UK [ˈskruːtənaɪz]
How to pronounce scrutinise in American English:
US [ˈskruːtənaɪz]
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- Verb:
- to look at critically or searchingly, or in minute detail
- of accounts and tax returns; with the intent to verify
Word Origin
- scrutinise (v.)
- chiefly British English spelling of scrutinize (q.v.); for suffix, see -ize. Related: Scrutinised; scrutinising; scrutinisation.
Example
- 1. Regulators should scrutinise the form these new exchanges take .
- 2. On tuesday , democratic and republican congressmen called for the us to halt or scrutinise the aid it gives islamabad .
- 3. Millions of young engineers and programmers scrutinise every moment of a product announcement .
- 4. The school authorities took no pains to scrutinise these letters , they knew it would be all the same whether we attended or not , so far as educational results were concerned .
- 5. When you scrutinise the text you see everything was there except , somehow , the passion which , when the president is at his best , flows from the strength of his moral intelligence .