Similar words
desbravar
desbravar is more about pioneering or clearing new territory; explorar is more general exploring.
Similar in other languages
German
erkunden
erkunden is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to explore."
Spanish
explorar
explorar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to explore."
Practice
1 What does explorar mean?
to explore
2 Fill the gap: Vamos ___ a cidade.
Full sentence: Vamos explorar a cidade. (Let's explore the city.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches explorar?
explorar: neutral register, common frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.