scrutate
/skruˈteɪt/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "The only way to cure them is to refuse to show interest in them, discipline them properly, avoid coddling them in any way, do not foster their self pity, above all do not tell them how much rest they need or what interesting subjects they are, or invent some new method of scrutating their minds or of telling them that they were really not to blame and that it is their nature or heredity that is at fault, but insist on their doing things, for discipline is the word in the treatment of them."
- "Philosophers have too often thought that they can learn more about human nature by scrutating the murky depths of substance and faculties than by interpreting the obvious evidence."
- "Scrutating a map in such details shows us that it is built around specific challenges to confront existing strategic habits."
Etymology
From Latin scrūtātus, perfect passive participle of scrūtor (“to search”).
Origin
- Source language: Latin
Word Breakdown
- Root: scrūtātus
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /skruˈteɪt/
- British English: /skruːˈteɪt/
Usage
Inflected Forms
scrutates (present, singular)
scrutating (participle, present)
scrutated (participle, past)
scrutated (past)