Peruse
/pəˈruːz/noun
To read or examine something carefully, or to glance through it.
Did you know?In earlier English, *peruse* often meant to study or examine something thoroughly, which is why its modern “skim” sense is a later shift, not the original meaning.
Etymological Timeline
Latin
Latin
perūsāre
“to examine thoroughly, read over”
Late Latin
Latin
perūsus
“thoroughly used or examined”
Middle French
French
peruser
“to examine carefully”
15th Century
English
perusen
“to examine or read carefully”
Modern English
English
peruse
“to read or look through, often carefully”