FERRET OUT

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Search and discover through persistent investigation

Example:

She ferreted out the truth

Synonyms:

ferret; ferret out

Classified under:

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

Hypernyms (to "ferret out" is one way to...):

discover; find (make a discovery)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE