explore

explore [ ik spláwr ] (3rd person present singular explores, present participle exploring, past and past participle explored)
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']

3 Dec 2010 06:11 Encarta® World English Dictionary [World English Edition] © & (P)2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Developed for Microsoft by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.