To probe is to explore or investigate something.
(verb)The definition of a probe is an investigation into something or a blunt surgical tool used for exploratory medical testing.
(noun)See probe in Webster's New World College Dictionary
noun
Origin: LL proba, proof (in ML, examination) < L probare, to test, prove < probus, good, proper < IE *probhwos (> Sans prabhúḥ, outstanding) < base *pro, forward + *bhū, to grow > be
transitive verb probed, probing
intransitive verb
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noun
Origin:
Origin: Middle English, examination
Origin: , from Medieval Latin proba
Origin: , from Late Latin, proof
Origin: , from Latin probāre, to test
Origin: , from probus, good; see per1 in Indo-European roots
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