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Explore

/ɪkˈsplɔː/

An exploration; a tour of a place to see what it is like.

📖 Definitions of "Explore"

noun

verb

1
To seek for something or after someone.
2
To examine or investigate something systematically.
"The committee has been exploring alternative solutions to the problem at hand."
3
To travel somewhere in search of discovery.
"It was around that time that the expedition began exploring the Arctic Circle."
4
To examine diagnostically.

2 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
researchnoun	(uncountable, countable in some dialects) Diligent inquiry or examination to seek or revise facts, principles, theories, applications, etc. (that are currently available, or that are familiar to one's self).
searchnoun	The act of searching in general.

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
searchverb	The act of searching in general.
researchverb	(intransitive) To make an extensive investigation into.
seekverb	(ambitransitive) To try to find; to look for; to search for.
explorationnoun	The process of exploring.
exploratorynoun	Serving to explore or investigate.
explorernoun	A person who by means of travel (notably an expedition) searches out new information.
developverb	(transitive) To advance; to further; to promote the growth of.
detectverb	To discover or find by careful search, examination, or probing.
getverb	(transitive or ditransitive) To obtain; to acquire.
discoveringnoun	A discovery.
discoverynoun	Something discovered.
discoververb	(transitive) To find or learn something for the first time.
scrutinizeverb	(transitive) To examine something with great care or detail, as to look for hidden or obscure flaws.
tryverb	To attempt; to endeavour. Followed by infinitive.
testverb	To challenge, to put a strain on (something).
findingnoun	A result of research or an investigation.
fetchverb	(transitive, ditransitive) To retrieve; to bear towards; to go and get.
pursueverb	(transitive) To aim for, go after (a specified objective, situation etc.).
investigateverb	(transitive) To inquire into or study in order to ascertain facts or information.
examineverb	To observe or inspect carefully or critically.