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- [skroot-n-ahyz]
- /ˈskrut nˌaɪz/
- /ˈskruː.tɪ.naɪz/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [skroot-n-ahyz]
- /ˈskrut nˌaɪz/
Definitions of scrutinize word
- verb with object scrutinize to examine in detail with careful or critical attention. 1
- verb without object scrutinize to conduct a scrutiny. 1
- transitive verb scrutinize examine closely 1
- verb scrutinize If you scrutinize something, you examine it very carefully, often to find out some information from it or about it. 0
- verb scrutinize to examine carefully or in minute detail 0
- verb transitive scrutinize to look at very carefully; examine closely; inspect minutely 0
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Origin of scrutinize
First appearance:
before 1665 One of the 47% oldest English words
First recorded in 1665-75; scrutin(y) + -ize
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Parts of speech for Scrutinize
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
scrutinize popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 53% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for scrutinize
verb scrutinize
- allow for — If you allow for certain problems or expenses, you include some extra time or money in your planning so that you can deal with them if they occur.
- analyze — to separate (a thing, idea, etc.) into its parts so as to find out their nature, proportion, function, interrelationship, etc.
- anatomize — If you anatomise a subject or an issue, you examine it in great detail.
- audit — When an accountant audits an organization's accounts, he or she examines the accounts officially in order to make sure that they have been done correctly.
- be-held — simple past tense and past participle of behold.
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