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Wordnet 3.0

VERB (2)

1. bring to light;
- Example: "The CIA unearthed a plot to kill the President"

2. recover through digging;
- Example: "Schliemann excavated Troy"
- Example: "excavate gold"
[syn: excavate, unearth]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

unearth
    v 1: bring to light; "The CIA unearthed a plot to kill the
         President"
    2: recover through digging; "Schliemann excavated Troy";
       "excavate gold" [syn: excavate, unearth]