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Definition of unearth verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

unearth

verb
 
/ʌnˈɜːθ/
 
/ʌnˈɜːrθ/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they unearth
 
/ʌnˈɜːθ/
 
/ʌnˈɜːrθ/
he / she / it unearths
 
/ʌnˈɜːθs/
 
/ʌnˈɜːrθs/
past simple unearthed
 
/ʌnˈɜːθt/
 
/ʌnˈɜːrθt/
past participle unearthed
 
/ʌnˈɜːθt/
 
/ʌnˈɜːrθt/
-ing form unearthing
 
/ʌnˈɜːθɪŋ/
 
/ʌnˈɜːrθɪŋ/
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  1. unearth something to find something in the ground by digging synonym dig up
    • to unearth buried treasures
    • Police have unearthed a human skeleton.
    • The remains were unearthed last year by archaeologists.
  2. unearth something to find or discover something by chance or after searching for it synonym dig up
    • I unearthed my old diaries when we moved house.
    • The newspaper has unearthed some disturbing facts.
See unearth in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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