unearth

/ˌən-ˈərth/

verb

  1. to dig up out of or as if out of the earth : exhume

  2. to make known or public : bring to light

unearth treasure

discover ascertain determine unearth learn mean to find out what one did not previously know. discover may apply to something requiring exploration or investigation or to a chance encounter. ascertain implies effort to find the facts or the truth proceeding from awareness of ignorance or uncertainty.