Delved

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  • v. Simple past tense and past participle of delve.
  • Word Usage
    "In briefing President Barack Obama one day this spring, White House economist Jared Bernstein delved into such arcana as the yields on different forms of credit relative to the risk."
    Verb Form
    delved    delves    delving   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    remove    take    withdraw    take away   
    Hyponym
    furrow    burrow    trowel    root    shovel   
    Form
    delver   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    penetrate    fathom    pit    ditch    den   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    shelve    twelve   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    instancy    excitement    supervene    tremour    questing