indelve
indelve verb: to bury.
Verb
indelve (third-person singular simple present indelves, present participle indelving, simple past indelved or (obsolete) indolve, past participle indelved or (obsolete) indolve or (obsolete) indolven)
- To bury.
- 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
- 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
Forms of indelve
| third-person singular present | indelves |
|---|---|
| present participle | indelving |
| past | indelved |
| past participle | indelved |
| alternative form | in-delve |
| past (obsolete) | indolve |
| past participle (obsolete) | indolve |
| past participle (obsolete) | indolven |
Origin of indelve
From Middle English indelven (“to bury”), equivalent to in- + delve. Cognate with Dutch indelven (“to dig into”). More at in-, delve.
Words formed from indelve
Questions about indelve
- What does indelve mean?
- Indelve means to bury.
- What part of speech is indelve?
- Indelve is a verb.
- What is the past tense of indelve?
- The past tense of indelve is indelved.
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