Pe‐ruse″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Perused (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Perusing.] [Pref. per- + use.] 1. To observe; to examine with care.
Myself I then perused, and limb by limb
Surveyed. Milton.
2. To read through; to read carefully. Shak.
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.