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explore

ex.plore \ik-'splo-(*)r, -'splo.(*)r\ vb [L explorare, fr. ex- + plorare to 
   cry out] obs  1: to seek for or after  2a: to search through or into  2b: 
   to examine minutely esp. for diagnostic purposes  2c: to penetrate into or 
   range over for purposes of geographical discovery  : to make or conduct a 
   systematic search