unearth
[ uhn-urth ]
/ ʌnˈɜrθ /
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verb (used with object)
to dig or get out of the earth; dig up.
to uncover or bring to light by search, inquiry, etc.: The lawyer unearthed new evidence.
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British Dictionary definitions for unearth
unearth
/ (ʌnˈɜːθ) /
verb (tr)
to dig up out of the earth
to reveal or discover, esp by exhaustive searching
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