peruse

• POS: Verb (transitive)
• HYPHEN: pe=ruse

CIDE DICTIONARY

peruse, v. t. [Pref. per- + use.].

•  To observe; to examine with care.  [1913 Webster]

  "Myself I then perused, and limb by limb
  Surveyed."  [1913 Webster]
•  To read through; to read carefully.  Shak.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

peruse, v.tr.
1 (also absol.) read or study, esp. thoroughly or carefully.
2 examine (a person's face etc.) carefully.

Derivative

perusal n. peruser n.

Etymology

ME, orig. = use up, prob. f. AL f. Rmc (as PER-, USE)

THESAURUS

peruse

autopsy, bone, browse, canvass, check, check out, check over, check up on, con, contemplate, dig, drill, elucubrate, examine, eye, give an examination, give the eye, give the once-over, go over, grind, hard look, inspect, leer, leer at, look at, look over, lucubrate, monitor, observe, ogle, ogle at, overhaul, overlook, pass over, pass under review, peer at, plunge into, pore, pore over, postmortem, practice, read, regard studiously, restudy, review, run over, scan, scrutinize, set an examination, size, size up, study, survey, swot, take a long, take stock of, take the measure, vet, wade through

ROGET THESAURUS

peruse

Learning

VB learn, acquire knowledge, gain knowledge, receive knowledge, take in knowledge, drink in knowledge, imbibe knowledge, pick up knowledge, gather knowledge, get knowledge, obtain knowledge, collect knowledge, glean knowledge, glean information, glean learning, acquaint oneself with, master, make oneself master of, make oneself acquainted with, grind, cram, get up, coach up, learn by heart, learn by rote, read, spell, peruse, con over, pore over, thumb over, wade through, dip into, run the eye over, run the eye through, turn over the leaves, study, be studious, burn the midnight oil, consume the midnight oil, mind one's book, cram, go to school, go to college, go to the university, matriculate, serve an apprenticeship, serve one's apprenticeship, serve one's time, learn one's trade, be informed, be taught, drop out, leave school, quit school, graduate, transfer, take a leave, dismiss, expel, kick out of school, flunk out, be dismissed.