Definition of unearth Unearth

/ʌnɚˈθ/ - [unerth] - un•earth

We found 8 definitions of unearth from 5 different sources.

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What does unearth mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Verb

unearths, unearthing, unearthed  

unearth - bring to light; "The CIA unearthed a plot to kill the President"
  locate, turn up discover the location of; determine the place of; find by searching or examining; "Can you locate your cousins in the Midwest?"; "My search turned up nothing"
unearth - recover through digging; "Schliemann excavated Troy"; "excavate gold"
  excavate
  uncover, reveal, unveil, bring out remove all or part of one's clothes to show one's body; "uncover your belly"; "The man exposed himself in the subway"
  dig up, dig out, dig dig out from underneath earth or snow
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • unearth (v. t.)
    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.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • unearth
    un-ėrth′, v.t. to take out of, drive, or draw from the earth or a burrow, as a fox or badger: to uncover, to disclose.—n. Unearth′liness, quality of being unearthly.—adj. Unearth′ly, supernatural

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  • unearth, verb, present, 1st person singular of unearth (infinitive).
  • unearth, verb (infinitive).

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