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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | consume, exhaust supply |
| Synonyms: | bankrupt, bleed, decrease, dig into, diminish, drain, draw, dry up, empty, evacuate, expend, finish, impoverish, lessen, milk, reduce, sap, spend, squander, suck dry, undermine, use up, wash up, waste, weaken |
| Antonyms: | add, augment, expand, fill, give, increase |
| Main Entry: | explore |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | investigate; survey |
| Synonyms: | analyze, burrow, delve into, dig into, examine, go into, have a look, hunt, inquire into, inspect, leave no stone unturned, look into, probe, prospect, question, reconnoitre, research, scout, scrutinize, search, seek, sift, test, tour, travel, traverse, try, turn inside out |
| Main Entry: | go into |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | investigate |
| Synonyms: | analyze, consider, delve into, dig into, dig*, discuss, examine, explore, inquire, look into, probe, prospect, pursue, review, scrutinize, sift, study |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | sift |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | take out residue; remove impurities |
| Synonyms: | analyze, clean, colander, comb, delve into, dig into, drain, evaluate, examine, explore, fathom, filter, go into, go through, grade, inquire, investigate, look into, pan, part, pore over, probe, prospect, purify, riddle, screen, scrutinize, search, separate, sieve, size, sort, strain, winnow |
| Notes: | a selective or purifying process can be called a sieve - and sift means 'to pass through a sieve' |
| Antonyms: | put in |
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