Verb: unearth ,ún'urth
- Find, discover or bring to light after significant investigation or search
"The CIA unearthed a plot to kill the President";
- root out, dig up, dig out
- Recover through digging
"Schliemann unearthed Troy";
- excavate, dig up
Derived forms: unearthed, unearthing, unearths
Type of: bring out, locate, reveal, turn up, unveil
Encyclopedia: Unearth