reconnoitre

1. (transitive, intransitive, military) To perform a reconnaissance (of an area; an enemy position); to scout with the aim of gaining information.Examples: "Our scout will reconnoitre the path ahead of our troops."; "Not a drop of rain fell; the clouds went portentously off, like ships of war after reconnoitering a strong fort, to return with added strength and fury."; ""Damn!" said Tommy, and tried to sit up. He had remembered. He was in that sinister house in Soho. He uttered a groan and fell back. Through his almost-closed lids he reconnoitred carefully."intransitivetransitive

2. (obsolete) To recognise.Examples: "As to my person, it will not be so easy to reconnoitre it, for I question whether any of it will remain"obsolete