explore

Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
explore/ɪkˈsplɔː(r)/

▶verb

• 1 travel through (an unfamiliar area) in order to learn about it.

• 2 investigate or discuss in detail.

• 3 examine by touch.

– derivatives
exploration noun,
explorational adjective,
explorative adjective,
exploratory adjective,
explorer noun.

– origin C16 (earlier (ME) as exploratory): from Fr. explorer, from L. explorare ‘search out’, from ex- ‘out’ + plorare ‘utter a cry’.