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I. \ˈsərch, ˈsə̄ch, səich\ verb
(-ed/-ing/-es)
Etymology: Middle English cerchen, serchen, from Middle French cerchier to travel through, traverse, survey, search, from Late Latin circare to travel through, traverse, from Latin circum round about — more at circum-
transitive verb
1. : to look into or over carefully or thoroughly in an effort to find something: as
a. : to go about or traverse in careful quest
< searched the northerly slope of the hill … his eyes scanning every foot of the ground — O.E.Rölvaag >
< searching the woods for the lost child >
b. : to look into with thorough scrutiny and rigorous objective examination
< search me, O God, and know my heart — Ps. 139:23 (Authorized Version) >
< searching my conscience while I was compiling these criticisms of others — Elmer Davis >
c. : to look through or explore thoroughly especially by checking on possible places of concealment or investigating circumstances possibly leading to something being overlooked
< searching the apartment building for the suspect >
< his hand searching his pocket for a match — William Faulkner >
— often used with through
< searched through her handbag for a dime >
d. : to peruse thoroughly and usually with a particular objective : subject to a careful check
< search the records of the case >
< searching those works for a clue to their authorship >
< let him search the scriptures for consolation >
especially : to examine a public record or register for information about
< searching titles in the courthouse >
e. : to examine (a person) thoroughly to check on whatever articles are carried or concealed
< the police searched the suspect >
f. : to look at fixedly in order to or as if in order to discover true intention, meaning, nature
< searched him with a glance — George Meredith >
2. : to uncover, find, or come to know by diligent persevering inquiry or scrutiny
< as if to search and value every element in the conflict — Thomas De Quincey >
— usually used with out
< the broad principle of toleration … searches out and lays bare every insincerity — V.L.Parrington >
3. : to probe or explore with a surgical instrument
< doctors searching the wound >
4.
a. : to play upon or surge against or over a particular area as though looking for a weak, vulnerable, or vital point : pierce or penetrate at an unprotected point
< waves search the bases of the cliffs >
b. : to distribute (gunnery fire) over an area; specifically : to distribute (fire) by changes in elevation in gunnery with automatic weapons — compare traverse
intransitive verb
1. : to look or inquire diligently and carefully — usually used with for
< searched long for the missing papers >
2. : to examine, investigate, or explore usually with challenging or rejecting of a superficial or popularly accepted impression
< I am a student … and search into all matters — Edna S.V. Millay >
Synonyms: see seek
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- search me
II. noun
(-es)
Etymology: Middle English serche, from Middle French cerche, from Old French, from cerchier
1.
a. : an act or the action of searching : an endeavor to find, ascertain, recover, or bring into view
< a prolonged search for a lost will >
b. : pursuit with a view to finding
< went south in search of health >
c. : a critical scrutiny or survey (as of a ship's cargo or baggage)
< a customs search >
especially : an act of boarding and inspecting a vessel on the high seas in exercise of right of search
d. obsolete : an examination of conscience
e. obsolete : research, investigation
2. : a person or party that searches
3. : power or range of searching and especially of penetrating; also : a penetrating effect |