A.Word.A.Day with Anu Garg scrutate PRONUNCIATION: (SKRU-tayt) MEANING: verb tr.: To investigate. ETYMOLOGY: rom Latin scrutari (to examine). Earliest documented use: 1882. USAGE: 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. John Lachs; The Relevance of Philosophy to Life; Vanderbilt University Press; 1995. A THOUGHT FOR TODAY: If you wish to make an apple pie truly from scratch, you must first invent the universe. -Carl Sagan, astronomer and writer (1934-1996)
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