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inspect verb [ ɪnˈspɛkt ]

• look at (someone or something) closely, typically to assess their condition or to discover any shortcomings.
• "they inspected the paintwork for cracks and flaws"
Origin: early 17th century (earlier (late Middle English) as inspection ): from Latin inspect- ‘looked into, examined’, from the verb inspicere (from in- ‘in’ + specere ‘look at’), or from its frequentative, inspectare .


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