explore
verb
[ ɪkˈsplɔː ]
• travel through (an unfamiliar area) in order to learn about it.
• "he explored the Fontainebleau forest"
Similar:
travel over,
tour,
traverse,
range over,
survey,
take a look at,
inspect,
investigate,
scout,
reconnoitre,
search,
prospect,
recce,
give something a/the once-over,
give something a look-see,
give something a going-over,
• inquire into or discuss (a subject) in detail.
• "he sets out to explore fundamental questions"
• examine by touch.
• "her fingers explored his hair"
• surgically examine (a wound or part of the body) in detail.
• "he decided to explore the lesion to establish the diagnosis"
Origin:
mid 16th century (in the sense ‘investigate (why)’): from French explorer, from Latin explorare ‘search out’, from ex- ‘out’ + plorare ‘utter a cry’.
