v.
- travel through (an unfamiliar area) in order to learn about it.
- investigate or discuss in detail.
- examine by touch.
Derivative
- exploration n.
- explorational adj.
- explorative adj.
- exploratory adj.
- explorer n.
Etymology
C16 (earlier (ME) as exploratory): from Fr. explorer, from L. explorare ‘search out’, from ex- ‘out’ + plorare ‘utter a cry’.