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| ex·plore [ ik spláwr ] (past and past participle ex·plored, present participle ex·plor·ing, 3rd person present singular ex·plores) |
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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
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2. transitive and intransitive verb investigate or study something: to make a careful investigation or study of something
  exploring all possible avenues of research
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3. transitive and intransitive verb search place for natural resources: to make a search of an area for natural resources such as mineral deposits
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4. transitive verb medicine examine something to make diagnosis: to examine a part of the body in order to make a diagnosis
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| [Mid-16th century. Via French< Latin explorare "search out" < plorare "cry out"] |
