unearth

[uhn-urth]

verb (used with object)

1. to dig or get out of the earth; dig up.

2. to uncover or bring to light by search, inquiry, etc..

   The lawyer unearthed new evidence.

unearth

/ ʌnˈɜːθ /

verb

1. to dig up out of the earth

2. to reveal or discover, esp by exhaustive searching

Word History and Origins

Origin of unearth¹

First recorded in 1400–50, unearth is from the late Middle English word unerthen. See un- ², earth

Example Sentences

Mr Williams then created Masquerade, a book filled with cryptic riddles pointing to the hare's location, which attracted treasure hunters from around the globe before it was finally unearthed in 1982.

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Yet as I’ve reported, researchers have made great strides in unearthing the causes and characteristics of autism.

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When pressed on the research unearthed at Yale, she acknowledged, “we were so focused on Philip Johnson I don’t know that we did as deep a dive on this issue.”

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“I always envisioned I would be useful for something,” he said before mentioning a letter from his mother he unearthed during his move.

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As a result, fewer devices have been unearthed in recent weeks.

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Related Words

• ascertain 
• bring to light 
• determine 
• discover 
• dredge up 
• excavate 
• exhibit 
• exhume 
• expose 
• find 
• find out 
• reveal 
• uncover