Both Uses of
scrutiny
in
This I Believe II
- My mother, who lives in Israel, believes that every action we take and our treatment of every individual must stand up to moral scrutiny.†
Chpt 21
- ...we are duty bound to confront moral dilemmas and scrutinize the implications of our actions.
Chpt 21 *scrutinize = look at very carefullystandard suffix: The suffix "-ize" converts a word to a verb. This is the same pattern you see in words like apologize, theorize, and dramatize.
Definition:
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(scrutiny) careful examination of something