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English verb: ferret out

1. ferret out (cognition) search and discover through persistent investigation


SamplesShe ferreted out the truth.


Synonymsferret


Pattern of useSomebody ----s something.
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE


Broader (hypernym)discover, find









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