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turn up vs unearth

unearth vs turn up

turn up and unearth both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
turn up No No Yes No
unearth No No Yes No
As verbs, unearth is a hyponym of turn up; that is, unearth is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than turn up:
  • turn up: discover the location of; determine the place of; find by searching or examining
  • unearth: discover by investigation
Other hyponyms of turn up include nail, pinpoint.
turn up (verb) unearth (verb)
appear or become visible; make a showing recover through digging
bend or lay so that one part covers the other discover by investigation
find by digging in the ground
discover the location of; determine the place of; find by searching or examining
be shown or be found to be
Difference between turn up and unearth

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