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research

re·search [ r sùrch ]


noun 
Definition:
 
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 participle re·searched, present participle re·search·ing, 3rd person present singular re·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"]

re·search·a·ble adjective
re·search·er noun
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