DELVE Synonyms
There are 8 hypernyms of the word delve. (close relations)
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| investigate | verbv | |||||
verb • investigate scientifically • conduct an inquiry or investigation of | ||||||
| research | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • systematic investigation to establish facts • a search for knowledge verb • attempt to find out in a systematically and scientific manner • inquire into | ||||||
| examine | verbv | |||||
verb • consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning • observe, check out, and look over carefully or inspect • question or examine thoroughly and closely • question closely • put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to | ||||||
| explore | verbv | |||||
verb • inquire into • travel to or penetrate into • inquire into a subject in detail • examine (organs) for diagnostic purposes | ||||||
| probe | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • an inquiry into unfamiliar or questionable activities • a flexible slender surgical instrument with a blunt end that is used to explore wounds or body cavities • an exploratory action or expedition • an investigation conducted using a flexible surgical instrument to explore an injury or a body cavity verb • question or examine thoroughly and closely • examine physically with or as if with a probe | ||||||
| scrutinize | verbv | |||||
verb • to look at critically or searchingly, or in minute detail • examine carefully for accuracy with the intent of verification | ||||||
| search | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • the activity of looking thoroughly in order to find something or someone • an investigation seeking answers • an operation that determines whether one or more of a set of items has a specified property • the examination of alternative hypotheses • boarding and inspecting a ship on the high seas verb • try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of • search or seek • inquire into • subject to a search | ||||||
| study | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a detailed critical inspection • applying the mind to learning and understanding a subject (especially by reading) • a written document describing the findings of some individual or group • a state of deep mental absorption • a room used for reading and writing and studying • a branch of knowledge • preliminary drawing for later elaboration • attentive consideration and meditation • someone who memorizes quickly and easily (as the lines for a part in a play) • a composition intended to develop one aspect of the performer's technique verb • consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning • be a student; follow a course of study; be enrolled at an institute of learning • give careful consideration to • be a student of a certain subject • learn by reading books • think intently and at length, as for spiritual purposes | ||||||
| dig | verbv | |||||
noun • the site of an archeological exploration • an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect • a small gouge (as in the cover of a book) • the act of digging • the act of touching someone suddenly with your finger or elbow verb • turn up, loosen, or remove earth • create by digging • work hard • remove, harvest, or recover by digging • thrust down or into • remove the inner part or the core of • poke or thrust abruptly • get the meaning of something | ||||||
| cut into | verbv | |||||
verb • turn up, loosen, or remove earth | ||||||
| turn over | verbv | |||||
verb • place into the hands or custody of • cause to overturn from an upright or normal position • move by turning over or rotating • turn up, loosen, or remove earth • do business worth a certain amount of money • cause to move around a center so as to show another side of • turn from an upright or normal position • turn upside down, or throw so as to reverse • think about carefully; weigh | ||||||
