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reconnoiter

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re⋅con⋅noi⋅ter

  [ree-kuh-noi-ter, rek-uh-]
Use reconnoiter in a Sentence
–verb (used with object)
1. to inspect, observe, or survey (the enemy, the enemy's strength or position, a region, etc.) in order to gain information for military purposes.
2. to examine or survey (a region, area, etc.) for engineering, geological, or other purposes.
–verb (used without object)
3. to make a reconnaissance.
Origin:
1700–10; < F reconnoître (now obs.) to explore, MF reconoistre. See recognize

Related forms:
re⋅con⋅noi⋅ter⋅er, noun
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re·con·noi·ter   (rē'kə-noi'tər, rěk'ə-)   
v.   re·con·noi·tered, re·con·noi·ter·ing, re·con·noi·ters

v.   tr.
To make a preliminary inspection of, especially in order to gather military information.
v.   intr.
To make a reconnaissance.

[Obsolete French reconnoître, from Old French reconoistre, to recognize; see recognize.]
re'con·noi'ter·er n.
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