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delve vs rootle

rootle vs delve

delve and rootle both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
delve No No Yes No
rootle No No Yes No
As verbs, rootle is a hyponym of delve; that is, rootle is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than delve:
  • delve: turn up, loosen, or remove earth
  • rootle: dig with the snout
Other hyponyms of delve include furrow, groove, rut, root, rout, spade, shovel, trowel, burrow, tunnel.
delve (verb) rootle (verb)
turn up, loosen, or remove earth dig with the snout
Difference between delve and rootle

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