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Webster 1913 Edition
research
re-search′
,Verb.
T.
[Pref.
re-
+ search
: cf. OF. recerchier
, F. rechercher
.] To search or examine with continued care; to seek diligently.
Webster 1828 Edition
Research
RESEARCH
,Noun.
RESEARCH
,Verb.
T.
1.
To search or examine with continued care; to seek diligently for the truth.It is not easy to research with due distinction, in the actions of eminent personages, both how much may have been blemished by the envy of others, and what was corrupted by their own felicity. [Unusual.]
2.
To search again; to examine anew.