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- pronunciation:
- ihn
spekt
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Builder, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
inspects, inspecting, inspected |
| definition 1: |
to look at very carefully, esp. to assess any damage or imperfection.
He inspected his shirt for stains.The doctor inspected the wound.- synonyms:
- examine, eyeball, scan, scrutinize, study, survey, view
- similar words:
- audit, check, evaluate, eye, look over, observe, overlook, peer at, peruse, pore over, probe
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| definition 2: |
to look at critically and formally to determine compliance with regulations.
The general inspected the troops.An official from the health department came to inspect the restaurant.All fruit has to be inspected before it enters the country.People must have their cars inspected once a year.- synonyms:
- review
- similar words:
- examine, monitor, view
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| related words: |
canvass, censor, contemplate, dissect, essay, investigate, monitor, proof, scan, scrutinize, search, study, survey, test |
adverb + (v.)inspect
carefully, periodically, personally, physically, properly, routinely, thoroughly, visually
(v.)inspect
+ adverb
annually, closely, daily, regularly, twice
(v.)inspect
+ noun
ankle,
bag,
beef,
blade,
bolt,
brake,
carcass,
cargo,
cart,
ceiling,
closet,
clothing,
construction,
container,
content,
crack,
crop,
damage,
debris,
deck,
engine,
envelope,
equipment,
facility,
factory,
furniture,
good,
inch,
inside,
inspection,
installation,
interior,
joint,
load,
log,
manufacturer,
meat,
merchandise,
nail,
passenger,
pipe,
plane,
plant,
premise,
produce,
property,
remains,
restaurant,
rim,
roof,
safety,
ship,
shipment,
shuttle,
site,
strip,
tooth,
trap,
truck,
tube,
vehicle,
vessel,
weapon,
wire,
wound
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The word inspect
contains the following parts:
in-1
Latin
prefix
that means in, into, on
  More about this word part:
The prefix in-1 occurs in Latin loanwords and thus attaches to Latin roots ( infect
, inscribe
). in-1 has multiple forms, as the "n" sound in in-
assimilates to the initial sound of the base to which it is attached. See the assimilated forms il-1, im-1, and ir-1.
Example words:
incise, incision, incisor, include, incursion, infarct, infect, influence, influx, inform, information, inhere, inherent, inhibit, innate, inquire, inquiry, inquisition, inscribe, inscription, inspect, inspector, inter
spect, spec, spic, spectro
Latin
root
that means to see, look, watch
Example words:
aspect, auspicious, circumspect, conspectus, conspicuous, despicable, despise, expectation, inauspicious, inconspicuous, inspect, inspector, introspect, introspective, irrespective, perspective, perspicacious, perspicuous, prospect, prospective, prospectus, respect, respective, retrospect, retrospective, special, species, specific, specify, specimen, specious, spectacle, spectacular, spectator, specter, spectrograph, spectrometer, spectroscope, spectrum, speculate, speculum, suspect, suspicious
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