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ex⋅plore

  [ik-splawr, -splohr] verb, -plored, -plor⋅ing.
Use Exploring in a Sentence
–verb (used with object)
1. to traverse or range over (a region, area, etc.) for the purpose of discovery: to explore the island.
2. to look into closely; scrutinize; examine: Let us explore the possibilities for improvement.
3. Surgery. to investigate into, esp. mechanically, as with a probe.
4. Obsolete. to search for; search out.
–verb (used without object)
5. to engage in exploration.
Origin:
1575–85; < L explōrāre to search out, examine, equiv. to ex- ex- 1 + plōrāre to cry out, prob. orig. with reference to hunting cries

Related forms:
ex⋅plor⋅a⋅ble, adjective
ex⋅plor⋅a⋅bil⋅i⋅ty, noun
ex⋅plor⋅ing⋅ly, adverb

Synonyms:
2. probe, study, research, investigate, survey.
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ex·plore   (ĭk-splôr', -splōr')   
v.   ex·plored, ex·plor·ing, ex·plores

v.   tr.

  1. To investigate systematically; examine: explore every possibility.

  2. To search into or travel in for the purpose of discovery: exploring outer space.

  3. Medicine To examine for diagnostic purposes.

v.   intr.
To make a careful examination or search: scientists who have been known to explore in this region of the earth.

[Latin explōrāre : ex-, ex- + perhaps plōrāre, to cry out, as to rouse game.]
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Word Origin & History

explore 
c.1450 (implied in explorator), "to investigate, examine," from L. explorare "investigate, search out," said to be originally a hunters' term meaning "set up a loud cry," from ex- "out" + plorare "to cry." But second element also explained as "to make to flow," from pluere "to flow." Meaning "to go to a country or place in quest of discoveries" is first attested c.1616.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: ex·plore
Pronunciation: ik-'splO(&)r, -'splo(&)r
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: ex·plored;ex·plor·ing
: to examine minutely (as by surgery) especially for diagnostic purposes explored —J. G.Scannell & L. L. Robbins> —ex·plo·ra·tion /"ek-spl&-'rA-sh&n/ noun
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

explore (ĭk-splôr')
v. ex·plored, ex·plor·ing, ex·plores
To examine for diagnostic purposes.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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