Unearthing

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Unearth \Un*earth"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Unearthed}; p. pr. &
     vb. n. {Unearthing}.] [1st pref. un- + earth.]
     To drive or draw from the earth; hence, to uncover; to bring
     out from concealment; to bring to light; to disclose; as, to
     unearth a secret.
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           To unearth the roof of an old tree.      --Wordsworth.
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