The action of searching out. proper exquisition n. self-seeking.

The action or process of investigating a person or thing (in various senses of the verb); examination; inquiry; research; spec. scientific…

The act of looking into a matter; inspection, examination.

The action of examining thoroughly; investigation, scrutiny, study; an instance of this.

The detailed study or description of a subject; an instance of this, an investigation, an exposition. Obsolete.

The action of searching or tracking out; investigation.

The action of investigating a person or thing; investigation; examination; inquiry. Also: an instance of this.

The action of investigating, observing, or scrutinizing something.

The action of exploring; = exploration, n.

Originally U.S. Scrutiny, investigation; spec. visual inspection or assessment; estimation or measurement by sight alone. Cf. eyeball, v. 3.

A search of a person and his or her baggage, esp. at an airport, to check for concealed weapons or explosives. Also: the place where this (and…