search out Copy link Outline 1. exquīro, quīsīvi, sītum, 32. explōro, 1 (carefully)3. investīgo, 14. indāgo, 1 • search out: 1. exquīro, quīsīvi, sītum, 3: to s. out the truth, verum ex., Cic. Div. 2, 12, 28: et pass. 2. explōro, 1 (carefully): to s. out the whole matter, rem totam ex., Cic. Att. 6, 8: v. to explore. 3. investīgo, 1: to s. out and expose a conspiracy, conjurationem inv., patefacere, Cic. Sull. 1, extr. 4. indāgo, 1: Cic. Mil. 37, 103. Join: indagare et odorari (to scent out, as dogs), id. Verr. 2, 54, 135.