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indelve en · VERB

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. (obsolete, transitive) To bury.
2. To dig or delve into.
   • Although this port brings out that there are known cases where, on interline traffic, the delivering carrier had collected, but failed to remit to the consignor, it did indelve into the liability of the initial carrier to the consignor, […] 1959, Traffic Service Corporation, Traffic world: Volume 103:
3. To engrave.
   • The Vision was in the form of a Book in heaven with small and minute in script and indelved upon Gold of the purest form. 2006, Robert L. Vincent, Jr.; Consuelo M. Vincent, The Prophecy and Testament:

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indelving