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Antonyms for explored

Grammar : Verb
Spell : ik-splawr, -splohr
Phonetic Transcription : ɪkˈsplɔr, -ˈsploʊr


Definition of explored

Origin :
  • 1580s, "to investigate, examine," a back-formation from exploration, or else from Middle French explorer (16c.), from Latin explorare "investigate, search out, examine, explore," said to be originally a hunters' term meaning "set up a loud cry," from ex- "out" (see ex-) + plorare "to cry."
  • But second element also explained as "to make to flow," from pluere "to flow." Meaning "to go to a country or place in quest of discoveries" is first attested 1610s. Related: Explored; exploring.
  • verb investigate; survey
Example sentences :
  • Besides visiting Italy he explored Sicily, and kept a journal of his tour.
  • Extract from : « The Grand Old Man » by Richard B. Cook
  • I have explored its large and little streets, its stateliness and its slums.
  • Extract from : « Ballads of a Bohemian » by Robert W. Service
  • However, he indicated the field which should be explored, and the best way of proceeding.
  • Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
  • They established themselves at Roanoke, and explored the country.
  • Extract from : « The Nation in a Nutshell » by George Makepeace Towle
  • Vermont, having been explored by Champlain in 1609, was settled some years after.
  • Extract from : « The Nation in a Nutshell » by George Makepeace Towle
  • I had not yet explored the boundaries of the prairie-like level on which I found myself.
  • Extract from : « Wilfrid Cumbermede » by George MacDonald
  • Carefully they explored the bushes, and surveyed each clump of tufted trees.
  • Extract from : « Imogen » by William Godwin
  • In vain he explored every thicket, and surveyed all the paths of the forest.
  • Extract from : « Imogen » by William Godwin
  • I saw, too, that plateau on the other side, of which I had heard; later I explored it.
  • Extract from : « The First Violin » by Jessie Fothergill
  • The social organisation must be viewed and explored as a whole.
  • Extract from : « Critical Miscellanies (Vol. 3 of 3) » by John Morley

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