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fathom

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of fathom

to measure the depth of (as a body of water) typically with a weighted line the pilot had to continually fathom the river, which drought conditions had lowered to unprecedented levels Synonyms sound, plumbRelated Words gauge (also gage), scale, span; remeasure, replumb

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