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   delve

   /dɛlv/

   verb

   • 1. reach inside a receptacle and search for something: "she delved in her pocket" Similar rummage (about/around/round) insearch (through)hunt throughscrabble about/around inroot about/around inferret (about/around) infish about/around inpoke about/around indig ingrub about/around ingo throughburrow inrifle throughscourransackturn upside downturn inside outinformal:rootle around infossick throughrare:roust around in
   • ▪ research or make painstaking inquiries into something: "the society is determined to delve deeper into the matter" Similar investigateconduct investigations intomake inquiries intoinquire intoprobeexamineexploreresearchstudylook intogo intotry to get to the bottom of
   • 2. dig; excavate: archaic "when Adam delved and Eve span, who was then the gentleman?"

   Word Origin Old Englishdelfan ‘dig’, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch delven.

   Derivatives

   • 1. delver noun

   Scrabble Points: 9

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishDELVE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   DELVE definition: 1. to reach into something or under the surface of something trying find an object: 2. to examine…. Learn more.

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › delveDelve Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of DELVE is excavate. How to use delve in a sentence. Digging Up the History of Delve

4. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › delveDelve - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   The verb delve means to dig into, loosen, or investigate. She delved into her family's history and discovered an inventor, a checkers champion, and a circus equestrian in her ancestry.

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   Delve definition: to carry on intensive and thorough research for data, information, or the like; investigate. See examples of DELVE used in a sentence.

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryDELVE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   to reach into something or under the surface of something trying find an object: delve into She delved into her pocket to find some change. delve for I grabbed my bag and delved for a pen. We saw water birds delving in the mud for food. Synonym. dig. to examine something in detail trying to find information:

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishDELVE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   1. verb. If you delve into something, you try to discover new information about it. Tormented by her ignorance, Jenny delves into her mother's past. [VERB + into] If you're interested in a subject, use the internet to delve deeper. [VERB adverb] Synonyms: research, investigate, explore, examine More Synonyms of delve. 2. verb.

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definitiondelve verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage ...

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   Definition of delve verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.