Exploring

2 definitions 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.]


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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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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Exploring \Ex*plor"ing\, a.
     Employed in, or designed for, exploration. "Exploring
     parties." --Bancroft.
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