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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. 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

3. 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.

4. www.thefreedictionary.com › delveDelve - definition of delve by The Free Dictionary

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   delve - turn up, loosen, or remove earth; "Dig we must"; "turn over the soil for aeration"

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

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   If you delve into something, you try to discover new information about it. Tormented by her ignorance, she delves into her mother's past. American English : delve / ˈdɛlv /

6. 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.

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

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

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishdelve verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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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.

9. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryDELVE - Definition & Translations | Collins English Dictionary

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   Discover everything about the word "DELVE" in English: meanings, translations, synonyms, pronunciations, examples, and grammar insights - all in one comprehensive guide.

10. www.oed.com › dictionary › delve_ndelve, n. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English ...

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    What does the noun delve mean? There are four meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun delve, one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. delve has developed meanings and uses in subjects including.

11. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryDELVE | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

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    DELVE meaning: to search in a container to try to find something: . Learn more.