explore


explore

verb

Definition of EXPLORE

1
to search through or into <communities must explore new ways of raising money for their cultural institutions>
Synonyms delve (into), dig (into), examine, inquire (into), investigate, look (into), probe, research
Related Words inspect, sift, study, view; browse, cruise, peruse, scan, skim (through), surf, thumb (through); coinvestigate, reinvestigate
Phrases check into, check up on
2
to go into or range over for purposes of discovery <we must continue to explore the depths of the ocean>
Related Words reconnoiter (or reconnoitre), scout; disclose, discover, reveal, unearth; fathom, plumb, sound

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