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† exˈquire, v. Obs.
[ad. L. exquīrĕ-re to search out diligently, f. ex- out + quærĕre to seek.]
trans. To search out, seek for; to find out by searching.
1607Chapman Bussy D'Ambois v. i, Make her name her conceald messenger..That passeth all our studies to exquire. 1615― Odyss. iv. 520 Who can the deeps of all the seas exquire. c1618Fletcher Q. Corinth iv. iii. (1st fol.), How she came by it, is not yet exquired. 1652Benlowes Theoph. xi. lxxi, The soul, that beauteousnesse of Grace exquires. |