inspect

== English == === Alternative forms === enspect (rare) === Etymology === From Latin inspectum, past participle of inspicere (“to look into”), from in (“in”) + specere (“to look at”), equivalent to in- +‎ -spect. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɪnˈspɛkt/ Rhymes: -ɛkt === Verb === inspect (third-person singular simple present inspects, present participle inspecting, simple past and past participle inspected) To examine critically or carefully; especially, to search out problems or determine condition; to scrutinize. To observe the status or nature of an object beyond what is found obvious upon its initial presentation; to 'view within' the object. To view and examine officially. ==== Synonyms ==== (to examine critically or carefully): See Thesaurus:examine ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === incepts, pectins, peincts