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peruse

Main Entry:: pe·ruse
Pronunciation:: \pə-ˈrüz\
Function:: transitive verb
Inflected Form(s):: pe·rused; pe·rus·ing
Etymology:: Middle English, to use up, deal with in sequence, from Latin per- thoroughly + Middle English usen to use
Date:: 1532

1 a: to examine or consider with attention and in detail : study b: to look over or through in a casual or cursory manner2: read ; especially : to read over in an attentive or leisurely manner

— pe·rus·al

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\-ˈrü-zəl\ noun

— pe·rus·er noun

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