perquisire
to search
verb per-kwee-ZEE-reh Rare
Origin: Latin perquirere (to search thoroughly)
Also means
to frisk
Usage Note
Perquisire is a formal or legal term meaning to conduct an official search of a person or premises, as police do. It takes avere as its auxiliary. The noun form is perquisizione (search, raid). Do not confuse it with cercare (to look for something in general).
Examples
"La polizia ha perquisito l'appartamento."
Natural Translation
The police searched the apartment.
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