UNEARTH

excavate, unearth

(verb) recover through digging; “Schliemann excavated Troy”; “excavate gold”

unearth

(verb) bring to light; “The CIA unearthed a plot to kill the President”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

unearth (third-person singular simple present unearths, present participle unearthing, simple past and past participle unearthed)

To drive or draw from the earth.

To uncover or find; to bring out from concealment

Synonyms: bring to light, disclose, unfold

To dig up.

Anagrams

• haunter, nauther, unheart, urethan

Source: Wiktionary


Un*earth", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Unearthed; p. pr. & vb. n. Unearthing.] Etym: [1st pref. un- + earth.]

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

22 February 2025

ANALYSIS

(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’


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Coffee Trivia

Coffee starts as a yellow berry, changes into a red berry, and then is picked by hand to harvest. The red berry is de-shelled through a water soaking process and what’s left inside is the green coffee bean. This bean then dries in the sun for 3-5 days, where it is then packed and ready for sale.

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