Investigate

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • v. To observe or inquire into in detail; examine systematically.
  • verb-intransitive. To make a detailed inquiry or systematic examination.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. To inquire into or study in order to ascertain facts or information.
  • v. To examine, look into, or scrutinize in order to discover something hidden or secret.
  • v. To conduct an inquiry or examination.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • v. To follow up step by step by patient inquiry or observation; to trace or track mentally; to search into; to inquire and examine into with care and accuracy; to find out by careful inquisition.
  • verb-intransitive. To pursue a course of investigation and study; to make investigation.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To search into or search out; inquire into; search or examine into the particulars of; examine in detail: as, to investigate the forces of nature; to investigate the causes of natural phenomena; to investigate the conduct of an agent.
  • Synonyms To scrutinize, overhaul, sift, probe into, explore, study.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. investigate scientifically
  • v. conduct an inquiry or investigation of
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    examine    study    scrutinize    sift    search    overhaul    scrutate    research    perscrutate    indagate   
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