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inspect
verb inspected, inspecting
    1. To look at or examine closely, often to find faults or mistakes.
      Thesaurus: examine, scrutinize, look over, check, oversee, supervise, investigate, pursue.
    2. To look at or examine (a body of soldiers, etc) officially or ceremonially.
Derivative: inspection
noun
    A close examination
      Thesaurus: examination, investigation, inquiry, inventory.
Etymology: 17c: from Latin inspicere, inspectum to look into.



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