4 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Re-search \Re-search"\ (r?-s?rch"), v. t. [Pref. re- + search.]
To search again to examine anew.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Research \Re*search"\ (r?-s?rch"), n. [Pref. re- + search: cf
OF recerche, F. recherche.]
Diligent inquiry or examination in seeking facts or
principles; laborious or continued search after truth; as
researches of human wisdom.
The dearest interests of parties have frequently been
staked on the results of the researches of antiquaries.
--Macaulay.
Syn: Investigation; examination; inquiry; scrutiny.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Research \Re*search"\, v. t. [Pref. re- + search: cf OF
recerchier F. rechercher.]
To search or examine with continued care to seek diligently.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
research
n 1: systematic investigation to establish facts
2: a search for knowledge; "their pottery deserves more
research than it has received" [syn: {inquiry}, {enquiry}]
v 1: attempt to find out "The student researched the history of
that word"
2: inquire into [syn: {search}, {explore}]
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