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UNEARTH

\ʌnˈɜːθ], \ʌnˈɜːθ], \ʌ_n_ˈɜː_θ]\

Definitions of UNEARTH

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language

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bring to light; "The CIA unearthed a plot to kill the President"

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

bring to light; "The CIA unearthed a plot to kill the President"

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

To take from the earth; to uncover; hence, to bring to knowledge.

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer

To take out of, drive, or draw from the earth or a burrow, as a fox or badger: to uncover.

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
By Daniel Lyons

To draw or drive from the earth or a burrow; remove the earth from; uncover; discover.

1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman

To dig up from the earth.
To reveal; discover.

1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
By James Champlin Fernald

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