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explore /ɪkˈsplɔː / /ɛkˈsplɔː/verb [with object]1Travel through (an unfamiliar area) in order to learn about it: he explored the Fontainebleau forest figurative the project encourages children to explore the world of photography...- Many of us have never explored the unfamiliar areas of the city and are often unaware of the full potential experience and new attributes of the ever-maturing city centre.
- Around the island you'll find time portals; these allow you to travel through time and explore areas at different stages in history.
- All members of the party were successful with the trek and spent the rest of the day exploring the site and learning a lot more about the history of the Incas.
Synonyms travel over, tour, traverse, range over; survey, take a look at, inspect, investigate, scout, reconnoitre, search, prospect informal recce, give something a/the once-over, give something a look-see, give something a going-over 1.1 [no object] ( explore for) Search for resources such as mineral deposits: the company has been granted licences to explore for petroleum...- Special allowances are given for expenditure incurred in exploring for minerals and petroleum resources and mine development expenditure.
- One of the companies exploring for minerals is searching for zinc and hoping to find other by-products.
- The consortium then sent experts to the region south of Kabul to explore for copper and other mineral deposits.
2Inquire into or discuss (a subject) in detail: he sets out to explore fundamental questions...- If a woman had a genuine fear of childbirth, the issue was explored and discussed in a balanced manner.
- Not only do they not find it harmful, but in some instances it has helped them to discuss and explore issues of theology and faith.
- The audience is invited to take part in a one-hour post-show workshop and discussion, to explore issues raised in the play.
2.1Examine or evaluate (an option or possibility): the firm will explore joint development projects...- Instead of saying that we are left with no other option, let us explore other possibilities.
- As always, I use the search engine to sniff for clues when I need to explore possibilities and options.
- The second issue for further study entails exploring the options for development that overcome or compensate for locational disadvantages.
Synonyms investigate, look into/over, enquire into, consider, check out; examine, research, survey, scrutinize, scan, study, review, probe, dissect, take stock of, go into, go over with a fine-tooth comb 3Examine by touch: her fingers explored his hair...- In hospital, he was given a blue toy truck to hold before his operation, his small hands touching, probing, exploring the size of it, the shape of it.
- Without further consent, Michael bowed my head forward and his fingers explored my hair around the back of my head while he searched for a visible injury of some kind.
- As far as I'm concerned, most lovers don't spend enough time touching, discovering and exploring each other.
4 Medicine Surgically examine (a wound or part of the body) in detail: he decided to explore the lesion to establish the diagnosis...- After three minutes, he removed the sponge to explore the wound further.
- One perforation resolved on conservative management with nasogastric feeding and the other was successfully explored and surgically repaired.
- The patient was surgically explored on the second day of life.
Origin Mid 16th century (in the sense 'investigate (why)'): from French explorer, from Latin explorare 'search out', from ex- 'out' + plorare 'utter a cry'. Rhymes abhor, adore, afore, anymore, ashore, awe, bandore, Bangalore, before, boar, Boer, bore, caw, chore, claw, cocksure, comprador, cor, core, corps, craw, Delors, deplore, door, draw, drawer, evermore, flaw, floor, for, forbore, fore, foresaw, forevermore, forswore, four, fourscore, furthermore, Gábor, galore, gnaw, gore, grantor, guarantor, guffaw, hard-core, Haugh, haw, hoar, ignore, implore, Indore, interwar, jaw, Johor, Lahore, law, lessor, lor, lore, macaw, man-o'-war, maw, mirador, mor, more, mortgagor, Mysore, nevermore, nor, oar, obligor, offshore, onshore, open-jaw, or, ore, outdoor, outwore, paw, poor, pore, pour, rapport, raw, roar, saw, scaur, score, senhor, señor, shaw, ship-to-shore, shop-floor, shore, signor, Singapore, snore, soar, softcore, sore, spore, store, straw, swore, Tagore, tau, taw, thaw, Thor, threescore, tor, tore, torr, trapdoor, tug-of-war, two-by-four, underfloor, underscore, war, warrantor, Waugh, whore, withdraw, wore, yaw, yore, your |