- inspect
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verb
Etymology: Latin inspectus, past participle of inspicere, from in- + specere to look — more at spy
Date: circa 1623
transitive verb
1. to view closely in critical appraisal ; look over
2. to examine officially <inspects the barracks every Friday> intransitive verb to make an inspection Synonyms: see scrutinize • inspective adjective
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.