[verb] [T] - to discover (something) in the ground, or (figurative) to discover (proof or some other information), esp. after careful searchingBuilding at the site was halted after human remains were unearthed earlier this month.(figurative) Fresh evidence has been unearthed suggesting that he did not in fact commit the crime. [T]
UNEARTH
Meaning of UNEARTH in English
Cambridge English vocab. Кембриджский английский словарь. 2012