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Verb: inspect  in'spekt
  1. Look over carefully
    "Please inspect your father's will carefully"
     
  2. Come to see in an official or professional capacity
    "The governor inspected the prison";
    - visit
     
  3. Examine carefully for accuracy with the intent of verification
    "inspect accounts and tax returns";
    - audit, scrutinize, scrutinise [Brit]

Derived forms: inspected, inspecting, inspects

Type of: analyse [Brit, Cdn], analyze [N. Amer], canvass, examine, see, study

Encyclopedia: Inspect