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unearthed

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un⋅earth

  [uhn-urth]
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–verb (used with object)
1. to dig or get out of the earth; dig up.
2. to uncover or bring to light by search, inquiry, etc.: The lawyer unearthed new evidence.
Origin:
1400–50; late ME unerthen. See un- 2 , earth
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un·earth   (ŭn-ûrth')   
tr.v.   un·earthed, un·earth·ing, un·earths

  1. To bring up out of the earth; dig up.

  2. To bring to public notice; uncover.

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Word Origin & History

unearth 
"to dig up," c.1450, from un- (2) + earth (v.) "to bury in the ground" (see earth).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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