'Explore' definitions:
Definition of 'explore'
From: WordNet
verb
Inquire into; "the students had to research the history of the Second World War for their history project"; "He searched for information on his relatives on the web"; "Scientists are exploring the nature of consciousness" [syn: research, search, explore]
verb
Travel to or penetrate into; "explore unknown territory in biology"
verb
Examine minutely
verb
Examine (organs) for diagnostic purposes
Definition of 'Explore'
From: GCIDE
- Explore \Ex*plore"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Explored; p. pr. & vb. n. Exploring.] [L. explorare to explore; ex out+plorare to cry out aloud,prob. orig., to cause to flow; perh. akin to E. flow: cf. F. explorer.]
- 1. To seek for or after; to strive to attain by search; to look wisely and carefully for. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
- Explores the lost, the wandering sheep directs. --Pope. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To search through or into; to penetrate or range over for discovery; to examine thoroughly; as, to explore new countries or seas; to explore the depths of science. "Hidden frauds [to] explore." --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'explore'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- beat the bushes,
- burrow,
- delve,
- delve into,
- dig,
- dig into,
- examine,
- fathom,
- forage,
- frisk,
- go into,
- go through,
- hunt,
- indagate,
- inquire into,
- inspect,
- investigate,
- look around,
- look into,
- look round,
- look through,
- nose around,
- observe,
- peer into,
- plumb,
- poke,
- poke around,
- poke into,
- probe,
- prospect,
- pry,
- pry into,
- quarry,
- question,
- research,
- review,
- root,
- scrutinize,
- search,
- search into,
- search through,
- sift,
- smell around,
- sound,
- study,
- survey,
- test,
- tour,
- travel,
- traverse,
- try