unearth

[ uhn-urth ]
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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.

Origin of unearth

1
First recorded in 1400–50, unearth is from the late Middle English word unerthen.See un-2, earth

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British Dictionary definitions for unearth

unearth

/ (ʌnˈɜːθ) /


verb(tr)
  1. to dig up out of the earth

  2. to reveal or discover, esp by exhaustive searching

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