different between peek vs scrutinize

English

Pronunciation

• enPR: p?k, IPA^(key): /pi?k/

  Homophones: peak, peke, pique

• Rhymes: -i?k

Alternative forms

• peak, peke (obsolete)

Etymology 1

From Middle English *peken, piken (“to peep”), probably a fusion of peep and keek.

Verb

peek (third-person singular simple present peeks, present participle peeking, simple past and past participle peeked)

1. (informal) To look slyly, or with the eyes half closed, or through a crevice; to peep.
2. (informal) To be only slightly, partially visible, as if peering out from a hiding place.
3. (computing, transitive) To retrieve (a value) from a memory address.
   • 2006, Gary Willoughby, PureBasic: A Beginner's Guide to Computer Programming (page 279)

     We are peeking the value from the first index's memory location.

Translations

Related terms

• peekable
• sneak peek

Etymology 2

Noun

peek

1. Misspelling of pique.

Anagrams

• Ekpe, Keep, Peke, keep, kepe, peke

Basque

Noun

peek

1. ergative plural of pe

Hlai

Etymology

From Proto-Hlai *p?a?k (“high”), from Pre-Hlai *pa?k (Norquest, 2015).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hlai) IPA^(key): /p?e?k?/

Adjective

peek

1. high

English

Alternative forms

• scrutinise (Commonwealth)

Etymology

From scrutiny +? -ize.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?sk?u?t?na?z/
• (General American) enPR: skro?ot?n-?z, IPA^(key): /?sk?utn??a?z/
• Hyphenation: scru?ti?nize

Verb

scrutinize (third-person singular simple present scrutinizes, present participle scrutinizing, simple past and past participle scrutinized)

1. (transitive) To examine something with great care or detail, as to look for hidden or obscure flaws.

   to scrutinize the conduct or motives of individuals

   • 1726, John Ayliffe, Parergon Juris Canonici Anglicani

     whose votes they were obliged to scrutinize

   • 1879, George Washington Cable, Old Creole Days

     Those pronounced him youngest who scrutinized his face the closest.

2. (transitive) To audit accounts etc in order to verify them.

Related terms

• inscrutable
• scrutineer
• scrutiny

Translations