n.
Function: verb
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Synonyms: EXPLORE , delve (into), dig (into), go (into), inquire (into), investigate, look (into), prospect, sift
2 to try to find out (as by discreet questioning) the views or intentions of FF1C; probed the neighbors on the subject of political reform FF1E;
Synonyms: feel out, sound (out)
Related Words: ask, catechize, examine, inquire, interrogate, query, quiz
Idioms: feel the pulse, launch a trial balloon, put out a feeler, see how the land lies, see which way the wind blows, test the water(s)
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Synonyms: SCOUT , reconnoiter