English verb: unearth | |||
1. | unearth (possession) bring to light | ||
Samples | The CIA unearthed a plot to kill the President. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | locate, turn up | ||
2. | unearth (perception) recover through digging | ||
Samples | Schliemann excavated Troy. Excavate gold. | ||
Synonyms | excavate | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s Adjective | ||
Broader (hypernym) | bring out, reveal, uncover, unveil | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | dig, dig out, dig up | ||