scrutinize
Syllables: scru·ti·nizeUK/ˈskɹuːtɨnaɪz/US/ˈskɹutn̩ˌaɪz/
scrutinize verb: to examine something with great care or detail, as to look for hidden or obscure flaws.
Verb
scrutinize (third-person singular simple present scrutinizes, present participle scrutinizing, simple past and past participle scrutinized)
- To examine something with great care or detail, as to look for hidden or obscure flaws.
- to scrutinize the conduct or motives of individuals
- whose votes they were obliged to scrutinize1726, John Ayliffe, Parergon Juris Canonici Anglicani: Or, A Commentary, by Way of Supplement to the Canons and Constitutions of the Church of England. […], London: […] D. Leach, and sold by John...
- To audit accounts etc in order to verify them.
scrutinize meaning in Tamil, Bengali, Telugu and Malayalam
scrutinize in Tamil
- நுணங்கியாராய், கூர்ந்தாய்
scrutinize in Bengali
- খুঁটিয়ে দেখা, নিবিড়ভাবে পরীক্ষা করা
scrutinize in Telugu
- to examine with great care
- పరిశీలించు pariśīliñcu
scrutinize in Malayalam
- സൂക്ഷ്മമായി പരിശോധിക്കുക, നിരീക്ഷിക്കുക, സൂക്ഷ്മനിരീക്ഷണം നടത്തുക
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- scrutinize in Tagalog
- balukitkitin
- scrutinize in Malay
- meneliti, menyelidiki
Examples of scrutinize in a sentence
- The court scrutinized expert testimony purporting to establish spiritual abuse and found it methodologically flawed.
- In the pearlish half-light he made an apologetic smile and scrutinized the violin from the top and then both sides.
- With that in mind, Madison continued to scrutinize the faces around her, picking out likely candidates for fangdom in the crowd.
Forms of scrutinize
| third-person singular present | scrutinizes |
|---|---|
| present participle | scrutinizing |
| past participle | scrutinized |
| past | scrutinized |
| alternative form | scrutinise |
Origin of scrutinize
From scrutiny + -ize.
Questions about scrutinize
- What does scrutinize mean?
- Scrutinize means to examine something with great care or detail, as to look for hidden or obscure flaws.
- What is scrutinize in Tamil?
- Scrutinize in Tamil is நுணங்கியாராய், கூர்ந்தாய். See Scrutinize meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is scrutinize?
- Scrutinize is a verb.
- How do you pronounce scrutinize?
- Scrutinize is pronounced /ˈskɹuːtɨnaɪz/ (UK).
- What is the past tense of scrutinize?
- The past tense of scrutinize is scrutinized.
Words near scrutinize in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: scrutinize (page history and authors); scrutinize (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); scrutinize (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); scrutinize (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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