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>

Synonyms hunt, probe, prospect, search, skirr

Related Words reconnoiter (or reconnoitre), scout; disclose, discover, reveal, unearth; fathom, plumb, sound