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']