per-scrūtor, ātus, 1, v. dep. (act. collat. form, v. infra fin.), to search through, examine (class.).
I Lit.: speculari et perscrutari aliquid, Cic. Tusc. 5, 20, 59: canes, qui investigabant et perscrutabantur omnia, id. Verr. 2, 4, 21, § 47: litteras legis, id. Inv. 1, 24, 68: arculas muliebres, id. Off. 2, 7, 25.—
II Trop., to examine into , investigate : sententiam scriptoris, Cic. Inv. 2, 44, 128: naturam rationemque criminum, id. Fl. 8, 19.
1 Act. collat. form perscrū-to , āre: hunc perscrutavi, Plaut. Aul. 4, 4, 30.—
2 perscrūtātus , a, um, in pass. signif., Amm. 17, 4, 6.