perscrutar

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Latin perscrūtārī.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: pers‧cru‧tar

Verb

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perscrutar (first-person singular present perscruto, first-person singular preterite perscrutei, past participle perscrutado) (transitive)

  1. to investigate, to probe (to examine thoroughly)
    O detetive perscrutou o suspeito com grande aplicação.
    The detective investigated the suspect diligently.
  2. to seek to know, to try to learn
    Vivia perscrutando os mistérios da devoção religiosa.
    He lived trying to learn about the mysteries of religious devotion.

Conjugation

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Further reading

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