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peruse

verb

/pəˈruːz/

Meaning

to read something carefully and thoroughly; sometimes used to mean to browse casually

She sat down to peruse the contract before signing it.

read, examine, study, inspect, browse

ignore, neglect

peruse a book, peruse the document, peruse the contract, peruse the menu

to confuse; to be too difficult to understand

to sew with needle and thread; to join pieces of fabric

making a loud, prolonged barking or howling sound, especially of dogs

To comment on issues of right and wrong, often with an air of superiority.

to steal money or property from a person or place; to commit robbery

to form a mental image of; to believe something unreal to be true