Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- To view or scan thoroughly; survey.
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- verb To
travel through an area inexamination orsurvey .
Etymologies
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Latin perlustratus, the perfect participle of perlustro, from per- + lustro ("wander through"), from lustrum.
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pavonine commented on the word perlustrate
to go through and examine thoroughly;to survey
November 6, 2007
yarb commented on the word perlustrate
Mr Asterias perlustrated the sea-coast for several days, and reaped disappointment, but not despair.
- Thomas Love Peacock, Nightmare Abbey, ch. 7
September 3, 2008