indelve

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verb

To bury.

OriginMiddle English indelven →
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Meanings

verbindelve (third-person singular simple present indelves, present participle indelving, simple past indelved or (obsolete) indolve, past participle indelved or (obsolete) indolve or (obsolete) indolven)

present singular third person indelves · participle present indelving · past indelved · obsolete past indolve · participle past indelved · obsolete participle past indolve · obsolete participle past indolven · alternative in-delve

  1. obsoletetransitiveTo 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

Origin

  1. Middle Englishindelven“to bury”
  2. Englishindelve

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

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APA

indelve. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/indelve

MLA

“indelve.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/indelve. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “indelve,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/indelve.

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