Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- To exhume; disinter.
- Figuratively, to uncover; reveal; disclose.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb To disinter; to exhume; fig., to disclose.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb To
dig up, to remove from the ground.
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Examples
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There is even speculation that the lost city of Akkad lies fragile and exposed under the foundations of modern-day Baghdad, where recent troubles have helped unbury ancient archaeological clues.
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It took me a half hour to find my car and another ten minutes to unbury it.
Richard Paul Evans Ebook Christmas Set Richard Paul Evans 2009
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It can feel unbearable here, but this place is often where we unbury our greatest gifts.
Maddisen K. Krown: Ask Maddisen - How To Get Unstuck From Depression 2009
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I thoroughly enjoyed the pirate who needed to equip himself with 2 pistols and a rapier to unbury treasure with ONE crewmate.
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While, on the one hand, I am enjoying the splendid driving conditions and not having to unbury my car once a week, it does start to get worrisome when you think about it.
Posthuman Blues Mac 2007
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I unbury my life with those words, “I once hoped.”
Jacob's Ladder Mackay, Colin 2003
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It was a day of great heat, during the month when the cicadas unbury themselves after lying four years in the ground.
the secret sense Tan, Amy 1995
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Turkle, however, comes to unbury Lacan's intentions so as to praise him, and she therefore must find his intentions reasonably well-judged and the execution of them appropriate.
Lacan: An Exchange Turkle, Sherry 1979
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I took previous care to unbury the fifty ducats, which I tied very carefully in my girdle, and I promised my former master, who from fretting had worn himself down to a skeleton, that if ever I had an opportunity, I would do all in my power to make his friends ransom him.
The Adventures of Hajji Baba of Ispahan James Morier
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If I may say so, the ordinary native is a dreamer who prefers to starve on a treasure hoard rather than bestir himself to unbury it.
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