Meaning of EXPLORE
| Pronunciation: | | ik'splowr
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- [v] examine for diagnostic purposes, as of organs
- [v] examine minutely
- [v] inquire into
- [v] travel to or penetrate into; of unknown territory, for scientific purposes
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| | Synonyms: | | research, search |
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| | See Also: | | beat about, cast about, cast around, cave, diagnose, investigate, look into, map, name, plumb, prospect, put out feelers, re-explore, spelunk | |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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.]
Explores the lost, the wandering sheep directs.
--Pope.
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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| | Related Terms: | | beat the bushes, burrow, delve, delve into, dig, dig into, examine, fathom, forage, frisk, go into, go through, hunt, indagate, inquire into, inspect, investigate, look around, look into, look round, look through, nose around, observe, peer into, plumb, poke, poke around, poke into, probe, prospect, pry, pry into, quarry, question, research, review, root, scrutinize, search, search into, search through, sift, smell around, sound, study, survey, test, tour, travel, traverse, try |
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