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research

re·search

UK/ˈɹiːsɜːt͡ʃ/ US/ɹɪˈsɜːt͡ʃ/ common
noun (2) verb (2)

noun

1.
2.

a search for knowledge

  • “their pottery deserves more research than it has received”
Synonyms

verb

1.

inquire into

Synonyms
2.

attempt to find out in a systematically and scientific manner

  • “The student researched the history of that word”

Origin

Early Modern French rechercher (“to examine closely”), from Old French recerchier (“to seek, to look for”), by surface analysis, re- + search.

Phrases

  • consumer research
  • customer research
  • dual-use research of concern
  • gain-of-function research
  • research and development
  • research assistant
  • research chemical
  • research professor

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