research

nouns

systematic investigation to establish facts
is a type of (narrower)
the work of inquiring into something thoroughly and systematically
a search for knowledge
"their pottery deserves more research than it has received"

verbs

attempt to find out in a systematically and scientific manner
"The student researched the history of that word"
is derived from
is a type of (narrower)
investigate scientifically
"Let's investigate the syntax of Chinese"
inquire into
"the students had to research the history of the Second World War for their history project"; "He searched for information on his relatives on the web"; "Scientists are exploring the nature of consciousness"
is derived from