unearth

English

Etymology

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)θ

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 unearth a fox or a badger
To uncover or find; to bring out from concealment
to unearth a secret

Synonyms: bring to light, disclose, unfold
To dig up.

Translations

to uncover or find

Czech: odkrýt
French: découvrir (fr)
German: aufdecken (de)

Italian: scovare (it)
Maori: huke
Spanish: descubrir (es), revelar (es)

to dig up

Aromanian: dizgrop
Czech: vydobýt pf, vykopat (cs) pf, vytěžit pf
Danish: grave
Dutch: opgraven (nl)
French: déterrer (fr)
Galician: desenterrar (gl)
German: ausgraben (de)

Italian: dissotterrare (it), disseppellire
Portuguese: desenterrar (pt)
Romanian: dezgropa (ro)
Spanish: desenterrar (es)
Swedish: gräva (sv)
Zulu: -mba

References

unearth in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

Anagrams

haunter, nauther, unheart, urethan

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