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Synonyms
delve (dĕlv)

[Middle English delven, to dig, from Old English delfan.]

verb: delved, delv·ing, delves. 

intransitive verb 

  1. To search deeply and laboriously: delved into the court records.
  2. To dig the ground, as with a spade.

transitive verb 

Archaic To dig (ground) with a spade.

derivatives

delv́er
noun