From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishperusepe‧ruse /pəˈruːz/ verb [transitive] formalREAD to read something, especially in a careful way She leant forward to peruse the document more closely. —perusal noun [countable, uncountable]→ See Verb table
Examples from the Corpus
peruse• We do not expect that he perused every word of the book.• Employers would be barred from perusing medical information about employees and job applicants.• That's why I was quite happy to peruse my lady's jottings.• We browse through my cookbooks, perusing recipes, not as formulas or prescriptions but as hints and inspirations for impromptu inventions.• He spent hours perusing the catalog.• Bear this in mind when you peruse the catalogues and the plants on offer in the nursery garden centre plunge beds.• Instead of routinely tossing frequent-flier program newsletters into the trash bin, peruse them for upcoming bargains.• I admit that when I first began to peruse these letters and testimonies I was puzzled and sometimes a little annoyed.• The procedure also gives your solicitors the opportunity to peruse your file at an earlier stage.Origin peruse (1500-1600) Probably from Latin per- “thoroughly” + English use 