Definition of Perused

1. Verb. (past of peruse) ¹

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Definition of Perused

1. peruse [v] - See also: peruse

Lexicographical Neighbors of Perused

pertussis syndrome
pertussis toxin
pertussis toxins
pertussis vaccine
pertussises
pertuzumab
peruke
peruked
perukes
perula
perulae
perusable
perusal
perusals
peruse
perused (current term)
peruser
perusers
peruses
perusing
peruvian
peruviol
pervade
pervaded
pervader
pervaders
pervades
pervading
pervadingly

Literary usage of Perused

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Calendar of State Papers by Great Britain Public Record Office, John William Fortescue (1905)
"Mr. Cary and Mr. Hutcheson having perused Mr. ... I have perused the Acts of Massachusetts passed between 27 May and 16 September, 1696. ..."

2. The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. by James Boswell (1826)
"... But I have perused the journals of both houses of parliament at the period of her divorce, and there find it authentically ascertained, that so far from ..."

3. The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon (1887)
"... and his seasonable writings, which were diligently circulated and eagerly perused, contributed to unite and animate the orthodox party. ..."

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