unearth

• Verbe utilisé pour désigner l'action de découvrir ou de mettre au jour quelque chose, en particulier après une période de dissimulation ou d'inconnu.

A verb used to indicate the act of discovering or bringing something to light, especially after a period of being hidden or unknown.

1. Bring to lightB2formal

   To discover or reveal something that was hidden, secret, or unknown.

   mettre au jour

   • The journalist unearthed a major political scandal.
   • Researchers unearthed new evidence about the ancient civilization.
   • The investigation unearthed several cases of fraud.

   Synonymesdig updiscoverexposeferret outfindrevealroot outturn upuncoverunmask

   Antonymesburyconcealcoverhide

2. Recover through diggingB2formal

   To dig up something from the ground, especially something that has been buried for a long time.

   Exhumer en creusant

   • Archaeologists unearthed a Roman mosaic in the field.
   • The dog unearthed an old bone in the backyard.
   • Workers unearthed a hidden tunnel while building the new road.

   Synonymesdig updisinterexcavateexhume

   Antonymesburyinter