perscrutate
/pəːˈskruːteɪt/rare (literary )
verb
[with object] To make a careful or thorough investigation of (something).
Origin
Late 17th century; earliest use found in Robert Wild (d. 1679), nonconformist minister and satirical poet. Either from classical Latin perscrūtāt-, past participial stem of perscrūtārī perscrute, or back-formation from perscrutation.
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