Dictionary

scrutinize en · VERB

Pronunciation

• skro͞otʹn-īz (General-American)
• (Australia) audio
• /ˈskɹuːtɨnaɪz/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈskɹutn̩ˌaɪz/ (General-American)

Etymology

Etymology tree English scrutiny Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English scrutinize From scrutiny + -ize.

Meanings

1. (transitive) To examine something with great care or detail, as to look for hidden or obscure flaws.
   • Those pronounced him youngest who scrutinized his face the closest. 1879, George Washington Cable, Old Creole Days:
   • whose votes they were obliged to scrutinize 1726, 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 Walthoe […], →OCLC:
   • to scrutinize the conduct or motives of individuals
2. (transitive) To audit accounts etc in order to verify them.

Forms

Relateds

scrutiny · scrutineer · inscrutable

Translations (74)

it esaminare (to examine with great care) · tr irdelemek (to examine with great care) · el περιεργάζομαι (to examine with great care) · hu tüzetesen megvizsgál (to examine with great care) · ms meneliti (to examine with great care) · hy քննել (to examine with great care) · bg изследвам подробно (to examine with great care) · ru тща́тельно иссле́довать (to examine with great care) · fi tarkastella (to examine with great care) · ga iniúch (to examine with great care) · tr tetkik etmek (to examine with great care) · hy մանրամասն ուսումնասիրել (to examine with great care) · de zerpflücken (to examine with great care) · sv lusläsa (to examine with great care) · es escrutiñar (to examine with great care) · pt esquadrinhar (to examine with great care) · es escudriñar (to examine with great care) · hy զննել (to examine with great care) · fi tarkastaa (to audit accounts) · oc escrutinhar (to examine with great care) · mi matawai (to examine with great care) · oc escrutinhar (to audit accounts) · de ergründen (to examine with great care) · mi arotake pūtea (to audit accounts) · gl escudriñar (to examine with great care) · sk preskúmať (to examine with great care) · ja 眇める (to examine with great care) · la scrūtor (to examine with great care) · eo trarigardi (to examine with great care) · oc escrutinar (to examine with great care) · de gründlich prüfen (to examine with great care) · pt perquirir (to examine with great care) · fr dépouiller (to audit accounts) · fr scruter (to examine with great care) · tl balukitkitin (to audit accounts) · fi tarkastaa (to examine with great care) · ca escrutar (to examine with great care) · pt escrutinizar (to examine with great care) · mi whakataretare (to examine with great care) · sv skärskåda (to examine with great care) · ang sceawian (to examine with great care) · no granske (to examine with great care) · fi tutkia tarkoin (to examine with great care) · de gewissenhaft überprüfen (to examine with great care) · sk preveriť (to examine with great care) · mi whakatare (to examine with great care) · sv nagelfara (to examine with great care) · it indagare (to examine with great care) · de hinterfragen (to examine with great care) · mi whakatātare (to examine with great care) · da granske (to examine with great care) · is gaumgæfa (to examine with great care) · cs prověřovat (to examine with great care) · gl escrutar (to examine with great care) · te పరిశీలించు (to examine with great care) · es escrudiñar (to examine with great care) · pt perscrutar (to examine with great care) · ja 精査する (to examine with great care) · fi tutkia tarkasti (to examine with great care) · pt escrutinar (to examine with great care) · ota سوزمك (to examine with great care) · sv granska (to examine with great care) · oc escrutar (to examine with great care) · pt esmiuçar (to examine with great care) · ms menyelidiki (to examine with great care) · sv mönstra (to examine with great care) · tl balukitkitin (to examine with great care) · de zerlegen (to examine with great care) · el κοιτάω από πάνω μέχρι κάτω (to examine with great care) · ru тща́тельно проверя́ть (to examine with great care) · es zahoriar (to examine with great care) · cs prohlédnout (to examine with great care) · sv syna (to examine with great care) · es escrutar (to examine with great care)