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Peruse [Verb transitive] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. 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.]

2. To read, or to read with attention.

3. To observe; to examine with careful survey.

4. I have perus'd her well.

5. Myself I then perus'd, and limb by limb

6. Survey'd.

Peruse [Verb transitive] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. To observe; to examine with care.

2. To read through; to read carefully.

Perused [Participle passive] Webster's Dictionary 1828

Read; observed; examined.

Perused [Imperfect tense and past participle] Webster's Dictionary 1913

Peruser [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

One that reads or examines.

Peruser [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

One who peruses.