explore : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: explore	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for explore
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
explore v inquire into; "the students had to research the history of the Second World War for their history project"; "He searched for information on his relatives on the web"; "Scientists are exploring the nature of consciousness" Synonym(s): research, search, explore travel to or penetrate into; "explore unknown territory in biology" examine minutely examine (organs) for diagnostic purposes
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Explore \Explore"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Explored}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Exploring}.] [L. explorare to explore; ex out+plorare to cry out aloud,prob. orig., to cause to flow; perh. akin to E. flow: cf. F. explorer.] 1. To seek for or after; to strive to attain by search; to look wisely and carefully for. [Obs.] Explores the lost, the wandering sheep directs. --Pope. 2. To search through or into; to penetrate or range over for discovery; to examine thoroughly; as, to explore* new countries or seas; to explore the depths of science. [bd]Hidden frauds [to] explore.[b8] --Dryden.