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   unearth

   /ʌnˈəːθ/

   verb

   • 1. find (something) in the ground by digging: "workmen unearthed an ancient artillery shell" Similar dig upexcavateexhumedisinterbring to the surfaceminequarrypull outroot outscoop outdisentombunburyOpposite bury
   • ▪ discover (something hidden, lost, or kept secret) by investigation or searching: "they have done all they can to unearth the truth" Similar discoveruncoverfindcome acrosshit onstrike onencountertrack downbring to lightrevealexposeelicitturn updredge upferret outhunt outfish outnose outsniff outsmell outtake the wraps offOpposite cover up
   • 2. drive (an animal, especially a fox) out of a hole or burrow.

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