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
- 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
Synonyms for delve
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