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unearth vs dig out

dig out vs unearth

unearth and dig out both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
unearth No No Yes No
dig out No No Yes No
As verbs, dig out is a hyponym of unearth; that is, dig out is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than unearth:
  • unearth: recover through digging
  • dig out: remove, harvest, or recover by digging
Other hyponyms of unearth include dig, dig up.
unearth (verb) dig out (verb)
recover through digging create by digging
discover by investigation dig out from underneath earth or snow
remove, harvest, or recover by digging
Difference between unearth and dig out

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