Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Scrutinize

Scrutinize , transitive verb

[From Scrutiny.]

To examine closely; to inspect or observe with critical attention; to regard narrowly; as, to scrutinize the measures of administration; to scrutinize the conduct or motives of individuals.
Whose votes they were obliged to scrutinize. — Ayliffe
Those pronounced him youngest who scrutinized his face the closest. — G. W. Cable

Scrutinize , intransitive verb

To make scrutiny.