Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913
Peruse
Pe·ruse′ (rē·rṳz′), 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.