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peruses
We have found lemma(root) word of peruses : peruse.
Definitions
[pəˈruːz], (Verb)
Definitions:
- read (something), typically in a thorough or careful way
(e.g: he has spent countless hours in libraries perusing art history books and catalogues)
Phrases:
Origin
:
late 15th century (in the sense ‘use up, wear out’): perhaps from per- ‘thoroughly’ + use, but compare with Anglo-Norman French peruser ‘examine’
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