Hypertext Webster Gateway: "unearth"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Unearth \Un*earth"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Unearthed}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Unearthing}.] [1st pref. un- + earth.]
To drive or draw from the earth; hence, to uncover; to bring
out from concealment; to bring to light; to disclose; as, to
unearth a secret.
To unearth the roof of an old tree. --Wordsworth.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
unearth
v 1: bring to light; "The CIA unearthed a plot to kill the
President"
2: lay bare through digging; "Schliemann excavated Troy" [syn:
{excavate}]
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