verb
delve
DELV/delv/
To examine or investigate something deeply.
The historian delves into the archival records.
Etymology
Delve originally meant digging or turning up earth with a tool. Its investigative sense turns that physical work into an image of sustained research, digging into a subject.
In context
consider offering guided tours that delve into the history of lavender its cultivation techniques and the unique properties of different lavender varieties
More examples
- The report delved deeply into the causes of the failure.
- He began delving into the unfamiliar subject.
- The interview gave us time to delve beyond the headline.
Forms
delve · delves · delved · delving
Similar words
- investigate
- Investigate is general; delve suggests probing deeply below surface information.
- explore
- Explore can range broadly; delve often concentrates on detail within a subject.