diven

D2I1V4E1N1
/ˈdɪ.vən/

A form of dive — To swim under water.

Scrabble 9

Meanings

verb
  1. nonstandardparticiplepastrarepast participle of dive

    It is for our happineſs, that the wiſe have reflected on the duties of man; that the learned have diven into the ſecrets of nature; that the magiſtrate watches, and that the legiſlator prepares in deliberation protecting laws.

    1796 May 29, Citizen Carnot, “Oration Delivered at Paris by Citizen Carnot, President of the Executive Directory, at the Festival of Gratitude and Victory, […]”, in Caleb Bingham, The Columbian Orator: Containing a Variety of Original and Selected Pieces; […], Boston, Mass.: […] Manning & Loring; For the Author, […] for David West, […] and for John West, […], published May 1797, →OCLC, page 82
    2 more examples

    “These guys have diven – have ‘doven’ – the whole series,” Crawford told this reporter. “We’re not supposed to talk about the refs, but the league has a rule for this. It’s been a big factor in this series, the diving of [Alexei] Kovalev. He’s a gold medalist in diving.[…]”

    1995 May 14, Jack Todd, “[Marc] Crawford says [Quebec] Nordiques a victim of [New York] Rangers’ dirty ‘doven’”, in The Gazette, Montreal, Que., →ISSN, →OCLC, page D5, column 3

    Using a variety of untapped sources—including a generous helping of unpublished manuscripts and period newspapers—the authors create a literary diorama of Missouri in 1861, […] Where other authors have scratched the surface, Piston and Hatcher have diven deep into the well to emerge with what must be considered the benchmark work on the subject.

    2000 August, Patrick Brennan, “Wilson’s Creek: The Second Battle of the Civil War and the Men Who Fought It; By William Garrett Piston and Richard W. Hatcher III […]”, in Keith Poulter, editor, North & South: The Official Magazine of the Civil War Society, volume 3, number 6, Tollhouse, Calif.: North & South Magazine, Inc., →ISSN, →OCLC, “Briefings: Reviews” section, page 89, column 2

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