Associations to the word «Unearth»

Wiktionary

UNEARTH, verb. To drive or draw from the earth.
UNEARTH, verb. To uncover or find; to bring out from concealment; to bring to light; to disclose.
UNEARTH, verb. To dig up.

Dictionary definition

UNEARTH, verb. Bring to light; "The CIA unearthed a plot to kill the President".
UNEARTH, verb. Recover through digging; "Schliemann excavated Troy"; "excavate gold".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats