INTROSPECT

introspect

(verb) reflect on one’s own thoughts and feelings

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

introspect (third-person singular simple present introspects, present participle introspecting, simple past and past participle introspected)

(intransitive) To engage in introspection.

(transitive) To look into.

Anagrams

• cotter pins, protectins

Source: Wiktionary


In`tro*spect", v. t. Etym: [L. introspectus, p. p. introspicere to look into; intro within + specere to look. See Spy.]

Definition: To look into or within; to view the inside of. Bailey.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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