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Webster 1913 Edition

Peruse

Pe-ruse′

,
Verb.
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.

Webster 1828 Edition

Peruse

PERU'SE

,
Verb.
T.
s as z. [Some of the senses of this word would lead to the inference that it is from the Latin perviso. If not, I know not its origin.]
1.
To read, or to read with attention.
2.
To observe; to examine with careful survey.
I have perus'd her well.
Myself I then perus'd, and limb by limb
Survey'd.

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