explore

Verb
Synonyms: researchsearch

WordNet 3.0

Verb (4)

  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”Synonyms: researchsearch
  2. travel to or penetrate into“explore unknown territory in biology”
  3. examine minutely
  4. examine (organs) for diagnostic purposes
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

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.] [1913 Webster]

Explores the lost, the wandering sheep directs.— Pope.[1913 Webster]

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. [1913 Webster]

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