Definition of "explore" []

• To investigate systematically; examine: explore every possibility. (verb-transitive)
• To search into or travel in for the purpose of discovery: exploring outer space. (verb-transitive)
• Medicine To examine for diagnostic purposes. (verb-transitive)
• To make a careful examination or search: scientists who have been known to explore in this region of the earth. (verb-intransitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "Abandon hope all ye who enter here: to explore is to become lost."
• "The most interesting page to explore is titled What Is Not Part of the Department of Education's Role?"
• "Any country that doesn't explore is going to ultimately recede"