1. travel in or through (an unfamiliar country or area) in order to learn about or familiarize oneself with it: "the best way to explore Iceland's northwest"Similartravel overtourtraverserange oversurveytake a look atinspectinvestigatescoutreconnoitersearchprospectinformal:reccegive something a/the once-overgive something a look-seegive something a going-over
▪ search for resources such as mineral deposits: "the company explored for oil"
▪ inquire into or discuss (a subject or issue) in detail: "he sets out to explore fundamental questions"
▪ examine by touch: "her fingers explored his hair"
▪ surgically examine (a wound or body cavity) in detail.
Word Originmid 16th century (in the sense ‘investigate (why)’): from French explorer, from Latin explorare ‘search out’, from ex- ‘out’ + plorare ‘utter a cry’.