I intended to say thank you very much for correcting this common misunderstanding. But rather than trust you outright, I looked it up.
peruse1 a: to examine or consider with
attention and in
detail : study
b: to look over or through in a
casual or
cursory manner
2: read ; especially : to read over in an
attentive or
leisurely manner
EDIT: I can't get my head out of dictionaries.
dictionary.com suckz. 1.to read through with thoroughness or care. 2.to read. 3.to survey or examine in detail.
dictionary.cambridge.org -- to read through something, especially in order to find the part you are interested in:
It seems to be about 50/50 on thoroughness.
What a stupid word.
I now figure I have to poke you for erroneously correcting someone.
So, get poked, tard.
Looks like it's the case of a word getting misused so often the wrong use becomes accepted as correct. The first site you linked to holds the etymology:
Etymology: Middle English, to use up, deal with in sequence, from Latin per- thoroughly + Middle English usen to use
So, considering the Middle English, only the first definition is correct. Of course, considering the Middle English too often tends to make one not very popular at parties