unearth
Americanverb (used with object)
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to dig or get out of the earth; dig up.
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to uncover or bring to light by search, inquiry, etc..
The lawyer unearthed new evidence.
verb
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to dig up out of the earth
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to reveal or discover, esp by exhaustive searching
Etymology
Origin of unearth
First recorded in 1400–50, unearth is from the late Middle English word unerthen. See un- 2, earth
Example Sentences
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Miners were using picks, shovels and bare hands to unearth rocks rich with metal.
He bounded back toward the red-shoed girl and held the unearthed roots of the fallen log, searching for another way to warm her.
From Literature
That it does, which is why these books have been unearthed from the stacks yet again.
From Salon
Also unearthed were fireplaces containing evidence of the burning of toothed wrack seaweed to form soda ash.
From BBC
Fellow hobbits “Sam, Merry and Pippin set out to retrace the first steps of their adventure” while a new generation seeks to unearth a “long-buried secret.”
From Los Angeles Times
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