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peruse vs examine

examine vs peruse

peruse and examine both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
peruse No No Yes No
examine No No Yes No
As verbs, examine is a hypernym of peruse; that is, examine is a word with a broader meaning than peruse:
  • peruse: examine or consider with attention and in detail
  • examine: observe, check out, and look over carefully or inspect
Other hypernyms of peruse include see.
peruse (verb) examine (verb)
examine or consider with attention and in detail consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning
question closely
question or examine thoroughly and closely
observe, check out, and look over carefully or inspect
put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to
Difference between peruse and examine

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