'Unearth' definitions:
Definition of 'unearth'
From: WordNet
verb
Bring to light; "The CIA unearthed a plot to kill the President"
verb
Recover through digging; "Schliemann excavated Troy"; "excavate gold" [syn: excavate, unearth]
Definition of 'Unearth'
From: GCIDE
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- To unearth the roof of an old tree. --Wordsworth. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'unearth'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- ascertain,
- avulse,
- bring to light,
- catch on,
- come across,
- cut out,
- delve,
- deracinate,
- determine,
- dig,
- dig out,
- dig up,
- disclose,
- discover,
- disentangle,
- disinter,
- draw,
- draw out,
- dredge,
- dredge up,
- eradicate,
- evolve,
- evulse,
- excavate,
- excise,
- exhibit,
- exhume,
- expose,
- exsect,
- extract,
- extricate,
- ferret out,
- find,
- find out,
- fish up,
- get out,
- gouge out,
- grub up,
- hear,
- learn,
- mine,
- pick out,
- pluck out,
- pluck up,
- pull,
- pull out,
- pull up,
- quarry,
- rake out,
- remove,
- reveal,
- rip out,
- root out,
- root up,
- see,
- show,
- take out,
- tear out,
- tumble,
- turn up,
- uncover,
- unravel,
- uproot,
- weed out,
- withdraw,
- worm out,
- wrest out