DELVE: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for DELVE?

Need another word that means the same as “delve”? Find 36 synonyms and 30 related words for “delve” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Delve” are: cut into, dig, turn over, rummage in, rummage about in, rummage around in, rummage round in, search, search through, hunt through, root about in, root around in, ferret in, ferret about in, ferret around in, fish about in, fish around in, poke about in, poke around in, dig in, go through, burrow in, investigate, conduct investigations into, make inquiries into, inquire into, probe, examine, explore, research, study, look into, go into, excavate, burrow, tunnel

Delve as a Verb

Definitions of "Delve" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “delve” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• Reach inside a receptacle and search for something.
• Dig; excavate.
• Turn up, loosen, or remove earth.
• Research or make painstaking inquiries into something.

Synonyms of "Delve" as a verb (36 Words)

burrow	Hide underneath or press close to something. The child burrowed deeper into the bed.
burrow in	Move through by or as by digging.
conduct investigations into	Lead, as in the performance of a composition.
cut into	Record a performance on (a medium.
dig	Create by digging. Authorities cause chaos by digging up roads.
dig in	Create by digging.
examine	Question or examine thoroughly and closely. A doctor examined me and said I might need a caesarean.
excavate	Remove earth carefully from (an area) in order to find buried remains. The cheapest way of doing this was to excavate a long trench.
explore	Inquire into. Her fingers explored his hair.
ferret about in	Search and discover through persistent investigation.
ferret around in	Hunt with ferrets.
ferret in	Hunt with ferrets.
fish about in	Catch or try to catch fish or shellfish.
fish around in	Catch or try to catch fish or shellfish.
go into	Pass, fare, or elapse; of a certain state of affairs or action.
go through	Go through in search of something search through someone s belongings in an unauthorized way.
hunt through	Pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals.
inquire into	Inquire about.
investigate	Investigate scientifically. Future studies will investigate whether long term use of the drugs could prevent cancer.
look into	Perceive with attention; direct one’s gaze towards.
make inquiries into	Favor the development of.
poke about in	Stir by poking.
poke around in	Poke or thrust abruptly.
probe	Examine physically with or as if with a probe. Hands probed his body from top to bottom.
research	Discover or verify information for use in (a book, programme, etc. The students had to research the history of the Second World War for their history project.
root about in	Dig with the snout.
root around in	Become settled or established and stable in one’s residence or life style.
rummage about in	Search haphazardly.
rummage around in	Search haphazardly.
rummage in	Search haphazardly.
rummage round in	Search haphazardly.
search	Look for information in a database or the World Wide Web using a search engine. She searched the house from top to bottom.
search through	Search or seek.
study	Apply oneself to study. He spent his time listening to the radio rather than studying.
tunnel	Force a way through. The insect tunnels its way out of the plant.
turn over	To break and turn over earth especially with a plow.

Usage Examples of "Delve" as a verb

• She delved in her pocket.
• The society is determined to delve deeper into the matter.
• The approach from the surface above had awed her, so hugely delved were the tunnels.
• When Adam delved and Eve span, who was then the gentleman?

Associations of "Delve" (30 Words)

archaeologist	An anthropologist who studies prehistoric people and their culture. Chinese archaeologists uncovered life sized terracotta statues.
burrow	A hole or tunnel dug by a small animal, especially a rabbit, as a dwelling. Burrow through the forest.
colliery	A coal mine and the buildings and equipment associated with it.
coxswain	The person who steers a ship’s boat, racing boat, or other boat.
dig	Remove harvest or recover by digging. Dig your foot into the floor.
disinter	Dig up (something that has been buried, especially a corpse. He has disinterred an important collection of writings.
dug	An udder or breast or teat.
excavate	Make (a hole or channel) by digging. Clothing and weapons were excavated from the burial site.
excavation	A hole in the ground made by excavating. Inside the excavation were the bones of some huge creature.
exhume	Dig out (something buried, especially a corpse) from the ground. Various landforms have been exhumed from beneath a covering of Triassic sediments.
furrow	Hollow out in the form of a furrow or groove. Gorges furrowing the deep sea floor.
gold	Made of or coloured like gold. He admired the gold of her hair.
granite	Something having the quality of granite unyielding firmness. Granite columns.
gravel	Cover with gravel. They gravelled the road.
groove	A long narrow furrow cut either by a natural process such as erosion or by a tool as e g a groove in a phonograph record. Deep lines grooved her face.
harrow	Draw a harrow over land. Todd could take it whereas I m harrowed by it.
hole	Hit the ball into the hole. The team are in a bit of a hole and it s a case of seeing if they can dig themselves out.
inhume	Bury. No hand his bones shall gather or inhume.
investigate	Investigate scientifically. Let s investigate the syntax of Chinese.
mine	Lay mines. Mine ores and metals.
pit	Sink in or contract so as to form a pit or hollow. Pit plums and cherries.
plow	To break and turn over earth especially with a plow. The ship plowed through the water.
quarry	Extract something such as stones from or as if from a quarry. A British term for quarry is stone pit.
scoop	Take out or up with or as if with a scoop. He got a scoop on the bribery of city officials.
seed	Of a plant reproduce itself by means of its own seeds. Mulches encourage many plants to seed freely.
shovel	Move coal earth snow or a similar substance with a shovel. An area of turf had been dug up by vandals using a pick and shovel.
tiller	Grow shoots in the form of stools or tillers.
turnover	The act of upsetting something. An apple turnover.
underground	A member of an underground political group or movement. The French underground.
unearth	Drive (an animal, especially a fox) out of a hole or burrow. The CIA unearthed a plot to kill the President.