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Explore \Ex*plore"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Explored}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Exploring}.] [L. explorare to explore; ex out+plorare
to cry out aloud,prob. orig., to cause to flow; perh. akin to
E. flow: cf. F. explorer.]
1. To seek for or after; to strive to attain by search; to
look wisely and carefully for. [Obs.]
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Explores the lost, the wandering sheep directs.
--Pope.
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2. To search through or into; to penetrate or range over for
discovery; to examine thoroughly; as, to explore new
countries or seas; to explore the depths of science.
"Hidden frauds [to] explore." --Dryden.
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