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   Pe·ruse

   /pəˈro͞oz/

   

   verb

   • 1. read (something), typically in a thorough or careful way: formal "he has spent countless hours in libraries perusing art history books and catalogues"
   • ▪ examine carefully or at length: formal "Laura perused a Caravaggio"

   Word Origin late 15th century (in the sense ‘use up, wear out’): perhaps from per- ‘thoroughly’ + use, but compare with Anglo-Norman French peruser ‘examine’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. peruser noun

   Scrabble Points: 8

   • P

     3

   • E

     1

   • R

     1

   • U

     1

   • S

     1

   • E

     1

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