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to unearth
01
to dig the ground and discover something
Transitive: to unearth buried remains or artifacts
Examples
Archaeologists unearthed ancient pottery during the excavation.
02
to find out about something, particularly by doing research
Transitive: to unearth documents or facts
Grammatical Information
Composition
derived
action verb
regular
present tense
unearth
3rd person singular
unearths
present participle
unearthing
past simple
unearthed
past participle
unearthed
Examples
Historians unearthed new documents that shed light on the events of the Civil War.
Lexical Tree
unearth
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