| Pronunciation: | | un'urth
|
| | Sponsored Links: | |
|
| |
| Matching Terms: | | unearthly
|
 WordNet Dictionary |
| |
| | Definition: | |
- [v] lay bare through digging; "Schliemann excavated Troy"
- [v] bring to light; "The CIA unearthed a plot to kill the President"
|
| |
| | Synonyms: | | excavate |
| |
| | See Also: | | bring out, locate, reveal, turn up, uncover, unveil |
|
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
| |
| | Definition: | | \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.
To unearth the roof of an old tree. --Wordsworth.
|
| |