explore
• verb 1 travel through (an unfamiliar area) in order to learn about it. 2 inquire into or discuss in detail. 3 evaluate (a new option or possibility). 4 examine or scrutinize by searching through or touching. — DERIVATIVES exploration noun explorative adjective exploratory adjective explorer noun. — ORIGIN Latin explorare ‘search out’, from plorare ‘utter a cry’.
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