About The Word Inspect

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Inspect

Inspect Meaning & Definition
Inspect Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Inspect?

[v] of accounts and tax returns; with the intent to verify
[v] come to see in an official or professional capacity; "The governor visited the prison"; "The grant administrator visited the laboratory"
[v] look over carefully; "Please inspect your father's will carefully"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Inspect: audit | scrutinise | scrutinize | visit

Related Terms | Find terms related to Inspect: autopsy | canvass | catechize | check | check out | check over | check up | check up on | con | contemplate | examine | eye | give an examination | give the eye | give the once-over | go over | hard look | inquire | interrogate | investigate | leer | leer at | look at | look over | monitor | notice | observe | ogle | ogle at | overhaul | overlook | pass over | pass under review | peer at | peruse | pore | pore over | postmortem | question | review | run over | scan | scrutinize | set an examination | size | size up | study | survey | take a long | take stock of | take the measure | vet | view

See Also | analyse | analyze | canvass | case | examine | examine | go over | perambulate | review | see | study | survey | vet

Inspect In Webster's Dictionary

\In*spect"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Inspected}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Inspecting}.] [L. inspectus, p. p. of inspicere to inspect; pref. in- in + specere to look at, to view: cf. F. inspecter, fr. L. inspectare, freq. fr. inspicere. See {Spy}.] 1. To look upon; to view closely and critically, esp. in order to ascertain quality or condition, to detect errors, etc., to examine; to scrutinize; to investigate; as, to inspect conduct. 2. To view and examine officially, as troops, arms, goods offered, work done for the public, etc.; to oversee; to superintend. --Sir W. Temple.
\In*spect"\, n. [L. inspectus. See {Inspect}, v. t.] Inspection. [Obs.] --Thomson.

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