Pe*ruse" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Perused (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Perusing.] [Pref. per- + use.]
1.
To observe; to examine with care.
[R.]
Myself I then perused, and limb by limb
Surveyed.
Milton.
2.
To read through; to read carefully.
Shak.
© Webster 1913.