They are come to search the house. --Shak.
Search me, O God, and know my heart. --Ps. cxxxix.
23.
2. To inquire after; to look for; to seek.
I will both search my sheep, and seek them out.
--Ezek. xxxiv.
11.
Enough is left besides to search and know. --Milton.
3. To examine or explore by feeling with an instrument; to
probe; as, to search a wound.
4. To examine; to try; to put to the test.
{To search out}, to seek till found; to find by seeking; as,
to search out truth.
Syn: To explore; examine; scrutinize; seek; investigate; pry
into; inquire.