explore

noun

(colloquial) An exploration; a tour of a place to see what it is like.

verb

(transitive) To travel somewhere in search of discovery.

(transitive) To examine or investigate something systematically.

(transitive) To (seek) experience first hand.

(intransitive) To be engaged exploring in any of the above senses.

(intransitive) To wander without any particular aim or purpose.

(intransitive, medicine) To examine diagnostically.

(transitive) To seek sexual variety, to sow one's wild oats.

(intransitive, obsolete) To seek for something or after someone.

Roots

ploroplor- · Latin · cry out, weep

Synonyms for explore

searchn researchn investigatev examinev delvev inspectv scrutinizev studyn surveyn

Synonyms & related words for explore

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of explore — including search, research, investigate, examine, delve, inspect. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to explore

Explore words related to explore — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include exploration, discover, unexplored, exploratory, probing, preexamine, uncover, explorer. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for explore

Common synonyms for explore include search, research, investigate, examine, delve, inspect, scrutinize, study — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does explore come from?

The word explore breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root plor-, from Latin ploro (“cry out, weep”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.