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Wordnet 3.0

VERB (4)

1. inquire into;
- Example: "the students had to research the history of the Second World War for their history project"
- Example: "He searched for information on his relatives on the web"
- Example: "Scientists are exploring the nature of consciousness"
[syn: research, search, explore]

2. travel to or penetrate into;
- Example: "explore unknown territory in biology"

3. examine minutely;

4. examine (organs) for diagnostic purposes; 



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Explore \Ex*plore"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Explored; p. pr. &
   vb. n. Exploring.] [L. explorare to explore; ex out+plorare
   to cry out aloud,prob. orig., to cause to flow; perh. akin to
   E. flow: cf. F. explorer.]
   1. To seek for or after; to strive to attain by search; to
      look wisely and carefully for. [Obs.]
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            Explores the lost, the wandering sheep directs.
                                                  --Pope.
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   2. To search through or into; to penetrate or range over for
      discovery; to examine thoroughly; as, to explore new
      countries or seas; to explore the depths of science.
      "Hidden frauds [to] explore." --Dryden.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

explore
    v 1: inquire into; "the students had to research the history of
         the Second World War for their history project"; "He
         searched for information on his relatives on the web";
         "Scientists are exploring the nature of consciousness"
         [syn: research, search, explore]
    2: travel to or penetrate into; "explore unknown territory in
       biology"
    3: examine minutely
    4: examine (organs) for diagnostic purposes