explore
Meaning
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An exploration; a tour of a place to see what it is like.
Synonyms
inquire into
search for
disclose
dig for
travel about
travel around
search out
have a foretaste of
seek for
Frequency
Hyphenated as
ex‧plore
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɪkˈsplɔː/
Etymology
From Middle French explorer, from Latin explōrāre (“to investigate, search out”), itself said to be originally a hunters' term meaning "to set up a loud cry", from ex- (“out”) + plōrāre (“to cry”), but the second element is also explained as "to make to flow" (from pluere (“to flow”)).
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