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scope
verb
-
scope
,
scoping
,
scopes
,
scoped
to
look
at
or
examine
something
carefully
,
often
to
evaluate
it
or
plan
action
•
They
arrived
early
to
scope
the
best
seats
in
the
theater
.
They
arrived
early
to
scope
the
best
seats
in
the
theater
.
•
The
detective
scoped
the
alley
for
any
clues
.
The
detective
scoped
the
alley
for
any
clues
.
telescope
verb
-
telescope
,
telescoping
,
telescopes
,
telescoped
to
make
something
shorter
or
smaller
by
sliding
parts
inside
each
other
,
or
to
compress
events
or
time
into
a
shorter
form
•
The
camping
chair
telescopes
so
it
fits
easily
inside
a
backpack
.
The
camping
chair
telescopes
so
it
fits
easily
inside
a
backpack
.
•
For
the
montage
,
the
editor
telescoped
three
hours
of
footage
into
two
minutes
.
For
the
montage
,
the
editor
telescoped
three
hours
of
footage
into
two
minutes
.
Derived
from
the
noun
‘
telescope
’;
figurative
use
recorded
from
the
late
19th
century
,
based
on
how
the
instrument
’
s
tubes
slide
inside
each
other
.
