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Antonyms for delve

Grammar : Verb
Spell : delv
Phonetic Transcription : dɛlv


Definition of delve

Origin :
  • Old English delfan "to dig" (class III strong verb; past tense dealf, past participle dolfen), common West Germanic verb (cf. Old Saxon delban, Dutch delven, Middle High German telben "to dig"), from PIE root *dhelbh- (cf. Lithuanian delba "crowbar," Russian dolbit', Czech dlabati, Polish dłubać "to chisel;" Russian dolotó, Czech dlato, Polish dłuto "chisel"). Weak inflections emerged 14c.-16c. Related: Delved; delving.
  • verb dig into task, action
Example sentences :
  • The latter, with little hesitation, allowed him to delve into official secrets.
  • Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser
  • Delve from the surface of your sphere to its heart, and at once your radius joins every other.
  • Extract from : « Little Masterpieces of Science: » by Various
  • It is not necessary to delve deeply into the characters of these citizens of Forks.
  • Extract from : « The Night Riders » by Ridgwell Cullum
  • The more you delve into the religions of the Americans the more anomalies you find.
  • Extract from : « As A Chinaman Saw Us » by Anonymous
  • I wanted to know, to question, to bruise, to delve into her heart.
  • Extract from : « Crimes of Charity » by Konrad Bercovici
  • She had determined to delve more deeply into the mysteries of this island.
  • Extract from : « The Magic Curtain » by Roy J. Snell
  • You delve deeper, using the back of your hand as a plow-share.
  • Extract from : « Bizarre » by Lawton Mackall
  • I would that I could delve beneath the surface and unearth some of its mysteries.
  • Extract from : « The Red Tavern » by Charles Raymond Macauley
  • Only the delve with which he walked suggested a man from Thrums.
  • Extract from : « When a Man's Single » by J. M. Barrie
  • Late rhapsodists would not delve in the archaeology of the Mycenaean prime.
  • Extract from : « Homer and His Age » by Andrew Lang

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