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plumb

verbCommon GRE wordMore P words

to explore or examine something deeply and thoroughly

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Plumb in a sentence

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The study sought to plumb the causes of the economic collapse.

Synonyms
fathomprobeexploredelve
Antonyms

None listed.

Common questions

Questions about “plumb

Plumb (verb) means to explore or examine something deeply and thoroughly
Here is plumb used in an example sentence: "The study sought to plumb the causes of the economic collapse."
Common synonyms for plumb include fathom, probe, explore, delve.
Plumb is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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