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scrutinise

/ˈskɹuːtɪnaɪz/

verb scrutinises · scrutinising · scrutinised · scrutinize

UK, transitive To examine something with great care. Because his opinions are all over the place, they find it easy to scrutinise them and lay them out;
UK, transitive To audit accounts etc in order to verify them.

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@misc{scrutinise_2026,
  title = {scrutinise},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/scrutinise},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}