1 definition found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: 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.] [1913 Webster] Explores the lost, the wandering sheep directs. --Pope. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster]
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