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introspect definition

in·tro·spect (in′trə spekt′)

transitive verb, intransitive verb

Rare to look into (one's own mind, feeling, etc.)

Etymology: L introspectare, freq. < introspectus, pp. of introspicere, to look within < intro-, intro- + specere, to see: see spy

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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