Hypertext Webster Gateway: "peruse"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Peruse \Pe*ruse"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Perused}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Perusing}.] [Pref. per- + use.]
1. To observe; to examine with care. [R.]
Myself I then perused, and limb by limb Surveyed.
--Milton.
2. To read through; to read carefully. --Shak.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
peruse
v : examine or consider with attention and in detail; "Please
peruse this report at your leisure"
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