exploring


ex·plore

E0289600 (ĭk-splôr′)v. ex·plored, ex·plor·ing, ex·plores v.tr.1. To investigate systematically; examine: explore every possibility.2. To search into or travel in for the purpose of discovery: exploring outer space.3. Medicine To examine (a body cavity or interior part) for diagnostic purposes, especially by surgery.v.intr. To make a careful examination or search: scientists who have been known to explore in this region of the earth.
[Latin explōrāre : ex-, ex- + perhaps plōrāre, to cry out, as to rouse game.]