explore

ex·plore

vt \ik-ˈsplō(ə)r, -ˈsplȯ(ə)r\

ex·ploredex·plor·ing

Definition of EXPLORE

: to examine (as by surgery) especially for diagnostic purposes <the abdomen may need to be explored surgically—Donald Caslow>

—ex·plo·ra·tion \ˌek-splə-ˈrā-shən\ noun