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reconnoiter
verb re·con·noi·ter \ˌrē-kə-ˈnȯi-tər, ˌre-kə-\
: to go to (a place or area) in order to find out information about a military enemy : to do a reconnaissance of (a place)
re·con·noi·tered or re·con·noi·tredre·con·noi·ter·ing or re·con·noi·tring\-ˈnȯi-tə-riŋ, -ˈnȯi-triŋ\
Full Definition of RECONNOITER
transitive verb
: to make a reconnaissance of
intransitive verb
: to engage in reconnaissance
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Variants of RECONNOITER
re·con·noi·ter or re·con·noi·tre \ˌrē-kə-ˈnȯi-tər, ˌre-kə-\
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Origin of RECONNOITER
obsolete French reconnoître, literally, to recognize, from Old French reconoistre — more at recognize
First Known Use: 1707
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