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explore

ex·plore [ ik spláwr ] (past and past participle ex·plored, present participle ex·plor·ing, 3rd person present singular ex·plores)


verb 
Definition:
 
1. transitive and intransitive verb travel for discovery: to travel to or in a place in order to discover what it is like or what is there

2. transitive and intransitive verb investigate or study something: to make a careful investigation or study of something
exploring all possible avenues of research

3. transitive and intransitive verb search place for natural resources: to make a search of an area for natural resources such as mineral deposits

4. transitive verb medicine examine something to make diagnosis: to examine a part of the body in order to make a diagnosis

[Mid-16th century. Via French< Latin explorare "search out" < plorare "cry out"]
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