Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Peruse \Pe*ruse"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Perused}; p. pr. & vb.
   n. {Perusing}.] [Pref. per- + use.]
   1. To observe; to examine with care. [R.]

            Myself I then perused, and limb by limb Surveyed.
                                                  --Milton.

   2. To read through; to read carefully. --Shak.

Source : WordNet®

peruse
     v : examine or consider with attention and in detail; "Please
         peruse this report at your leisure"