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to ricercare

to ricercare

9.9
To look for something, often in books or old records
  • verb
  • /ˌriːtʃərˈkɑːr/
  • Archaic
translation icon : investigar
  • She set out to ricercare the origins of the mysterious artifact.

Examples

  • In his quest for inspiration, the composer would ricercare melodies from old folk songs.

  • The historian would often ricercare ancient texts in forgotten libraries.

  • He began to ricercare the origins of the ancient manuscript.

  • The scholar is ricercando the influences of Renaissance art.

  • The historian would often ricercare ancient texts in forgotten libraries.

  • In his quest for inspiration, the composer would ricercare melodies from old folk songs.

  • She set out to ricercare the origins of the mysterious artifact.

Synonyms

to find
vsto ricercare
∞ 1.0

To discover something while looking or by accident

focuses on deliberate scholarly searching rather than the discovery result
to search
vsto ricercare
∞ 1.0

To try to find something or someone by looking carefully

is narrower in tone, used mainly for formal or literary investigation
to hunt
vsto ricercare
190 1.2

To look carefully for something or someone

is more specialised and often appears in scholarly or artistic texts
to seek out
vsto ricercare
122 3.0

Look for and find a person or thing, often with effort

is more about careful study and is used in literary contexts
to delve
vsto ricercare
61 4.7

To look deeply into a subject to find information

is used for deep investigation often in scholarly or artistic language
to probe
vsto ricercare
  • Literature
35 5.1

To ask careful questions to find hidden information

is similar but carries a more literary and scholarly tone
to unearth
vsto ricercare
23 4.4

To find hidden facts or things by careful searching

is like this but often used for scholarly or artistic inquiry
to ferret out
vsto ricercare
  • Informal
13 6.7

To search carefully to find hidden facts or documents

is comparable but suggests a more scholarly, rare usage

How Thoroughly

to ricercare
  • Archaic
9.9
to scrutinize
  • US
70 6.2
to delve
61 4.7
to research
300 3.1
to investigate
∞ 2.8
to search
∞ 1.0
to scan
127 2.7

Surface Forms

ricercare infinitive
ricercato past
ricercato past participle
ricercando present participle
ricercares third person singular

Etymology

Ricercare is an Italian verb made of ri- 'again' and cercare 'to search', so it literally means 'to search' or 'to seek out' and is like the English word 'research'. Today to ricercare something is a rare, literary way to say you investigate or look for it carefully.