organized study: methodical investigation into a subject in order to discover facts, to establish or revise a theory, or to develop a plan of action based on the facts discovered
transitive and intransitive verb (past and past participlere·searched, present participlere·search·ing, 3rd person present singularre·search·es)
Definition:
study something methodically: to carry out research into a subject
[Late 16th century. < obsolete French recerche< Old French recercher "search closely" < cerchier "explore"]
