inspeccionar

/inspeɡθjoˈnaɾ/ · B2 · verb

to inspect

🔍📋 inspeccionar = in + spect (look) + -ar: to look into closely

Spanish inspeccionar comes from Latin inspectare, from specere meaning to look. Spot the shared spec- root in English inspect, spectator, and spectacles. The -ar ending marks it as a verb.

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