English Explanatory Dictionary

indelve

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To bury.
  2. To dig or delve into.
  3. To engrave.

Word forms

indelve indelves indelving indelved indolve indolven in-delve

Etymology

From Middle English indelven (“to bury”), equivalent to in- + delve. Cognate with Dutch indelven (“to dig into”). More at in-, delve.

Derived words

indelving
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