Probe synonyms

investigate

To observe or inquire into in detail; examine systematically:

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investigation

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query

(Internet) To send a private message to (a user on IRC).

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quiz

To test the knowledge of by posing questions:

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research

To search or examine with continued care; to seek diligently.

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poke

To poke a fire to remove ash or promote burning.

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scout

To search for talented people:

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scrutinize

To audit accounts etc in order to verify them.

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search

1603, John Florio, translating Michel de Montaigne, Essays, II.35:

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seek

To make a search or investigation:

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sift

To distinguish as if separating with a sieve:

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snoop

To pry into the private affairs of others, especially by prowling about.

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test

Test is defined as to participate in or administer an exam or evaluation.

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exploration

A physical examination.

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reconnaissance

An inspection or exploration of an area, especially one made to gather military information.

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feeler

A specialized sensory organ that projects typically from the head of an animal, esp. an insect

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inquest

The jury or group holding such an inquiry

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inquisition

An investigation or inquiry into the truth of some matter

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femelex (related)

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inquiry

An investigation or examination

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delve

To research or make inquiries into something:

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dig

To find out, as by careful study or investigation; unearth

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explore

(Intransitive, medicine) To examine diagnostically.

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inquire

To ask questions about (something); investigate or analyze:

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reconnoiter

(Intransitive, military) To perform a reconnaissance (of an area; an enemy position); to scout with the aim of gaining information.

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sound

A type of longitudinal wave that originates as the vibration of a medium (such as a person's vocal cords or a guitar string) and travels through gases, liquids, and elastic solids as variations of pressure and density. The loudness of a sound perceived by the ear depends on the amplitude of the sound wave and is measured in decibels, while its pitch depends on its frequency, measured in hertz.

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trial-balloon

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put-out-feelers

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send up a trial balloon

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network (related)

A complex, interconnected group or system:

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examine

To test by carefully questioning in order to find out the knowledge, skill, qualifications, etc. of (a student, witness, job applicant, etc.)

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dig-into

To heartily begin eating.

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poke into

examine physically with or as if with a probe

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single-atom (related)

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probes (related)

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detector (related)

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multi-atom (related)

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microfabricated (related)

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C-ALS (related)

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sensor (related)

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scrutiny

Close examination; minute inspection

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pierce deeply

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penetrate

To penetrate is to pass into or through something.

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examination (related)

The act of examining or the state of being examined:

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analysis

A branch of mathematics concerned with limits and convergence and principally involving differential calculus, integral calculus, sequences, and series.

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instrument

To devise, conceive, cook up, plan.

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look into

(Idiomatic) to investigate, explore, or consider

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feel out

To cautiously try to ascertain a person's point of view or the nature of a situation by subtle means