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| delve [ delv ] |
verb (past and past participle delved, present participle delv·ing, 3rd person present singular delves) |
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1. intransitive verb dig for information: to investigate or research something thoroughly in order to obtain information
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2. transitive and intransitive verb excavate something: to dig something such as a ditch, hole, or burrow
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noun (plural delves) |
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rummaging search: a rummaging or a digging into something to find something that is hidden or difficult to reach
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| [ Old English delfan< Germanic] |
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  delv·er noun |
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