intrō-spĭcĭo

I. to look into, look at (syn. inspicio).

I. Lit.

A. To look into any thing: domum, Cic. Har. Resp. 15, 1, 33: casas omnium, id. Div. 2, 51, 105.—

B. To look at: aliorum felicitatem aegris oculis, Tac. H. 2, 20. —

II. Trop., to inspect, examine, observe attentively; constr. with in and acc., or simple acc.

(a). With in and acc.: introspicite penitus in omnes rei publicae partes, Cic. Font. 15, 43: in mentem tuam, id. Fin. 2, 35, 118.—

(b). With simple acc.: penitus introspicite Catilinae, Cethegi, ceterorumque mentes, id. Sull. 27, 76: fortunam suam, Tac. A. 11, 38: numinum religiones, id. ib. 3, 60: non introspectis penitus virtutibus, Quint. 10, 2, 16: vitam, Plin. Pan. 75: verba, Gell. 17, 2.