unbury

Bring to surface

To unbury is to dig up or remove from the ground something that was buried: They unburied the time capsule after twenty years.

Figuratively, it means to bring back to light what was hidden, forgotten, or suppressed: She unburied old family letters from the attic, The investigation unburied evidence of fraud.

reveal

uncover

Reveal what's hidden

exposeMake known publicly
bring to lightExpose hidden information
discloseReveal hidden information

unveil · surface · emerge · divulge · secrets · truth · evidence · facts · scandal · cover-up

exhume

Unbury the dead

disinterUnbury the dead
dig upUncover from underground
excavateRemove earth systematically

unearth · disentomb · remains · skeleton · coffin · graveyard · cemetery · tomb · crypt · mausoleum

rediscover

unearth

Excavate or reveal hidden

recoverRegain health or possession
retrieveGet something back
reclaimTake back possession

revive · resurface · reawaken · rekindle · rediscovery · lost · forgotten · hidden · archives · memories

archaeology

excavate

Remove earth systematically

unearthExcavate or reveal hidden
artifactHuman-made historical object
digUnearth by shoveling

discovery · ruins · relics · fossils · antiquities · site · expedition · stratigraphy · pottery · bones

rescue

free

Without payment or restriction

liberateSet free from captivity
extricateFree from entanglement
dig outUncover by removing material

pull out · save · recover · extract · trapped · rubble · avalanche · debris · collapse · earthquake

Opposites

burial/interment action

unburybury

Place beneath soil

inter · inhume · entomb · lay to rest · put in the ground

concealment/revelation

unburybury

Place beneath soil

hide · conceal · cover up · obscure · suppress

Family

unburied, unburying, unburies

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