Synonyms for explored
Grammar : Verb |
Spell : ik-splawr, -splohr |
Phonetic Transcription : ɪkˈsplɔr, -ˈsploʊr |
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Définition 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
- 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
Antonyms for explored
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