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plumb

verb [T] (DEEP)
 
 
/plʌm/

Definition

specialized to measure how deep something is, especially waterWeighing and measuring to understand or discover all about something: Now that she had begun, she wanted to plumb her own childhood further.Understanding and comprehending
(Definition of plumb verb (DEEP) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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