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researched

[ree-surch] Origin

re-search

[ree-surch]
verb (used with object), verb (used without object)
to search or search for again.

Origin:
1740–50; re- + search

re-search, research.

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a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
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re·search

[ri-surch, ree-surch]
noun
1.
diligent and systematic inquiry or investigation into a subject in order to discover or revise facts, theories, applications, etc.: recent research in medicine.
2.
a particular instance or piece of research.
verb (used without object)
3.
to make researches; investigate carefully.
verb (used with object)
4.
to make an extensive investigation into: to research a matter thoroughly.

Origin:
1570–80; (v.) < Middle French recercher to seek, Old French, equivalent to re- re- + cercher to search; (noun) < Middle French recerche

re·search·a·ble, adjective
re·search·er, re·search·ist, noun
pro·re·search, adjective
un·der·re·search, verb (used with object)

re-search, research.


1. scrutiny, study. See investigation. 4. study, inquire, examine, scrutinize.

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Word Origin & History

research
1577, "act of searching closely," from M.Fr. recerche (1539), from O.Fr. recercher "seek out, search closely," from re-, intensive prefix, + cercher "to seek for" (see search). Meaning "scientific inquiry" is first attested 1639. Phrase research and development is recorded from 1923.
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