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ferret out
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | ferret out - search and discover through persistent investigation; "She ferreted out the truth"ferretdiscover, find - make a discovery; "She found that he had lied to her"; "The story is false, so far as I can discover" |
Translationsferret out
ferret outTo discover or retrieve something, usually with careful effort. A noun or pronoun can be used between "ferret" and "out." Now that I'm a successful actress, I'm worried about what the media will ferret out about my tawdry past.See also: outferret something out (from something)Fig. to fetch something out from something. We will have to ferret the mouse out from behind the stove. We can ferret out the mouse with the aid of the cat.See also: outferret something out (of someone or something) and ferret something outFig. to get, remove, or retrieve something from someone or something, usually with cunning and persistence. I tried very hard, but I couldn't ferret the information out of the clerk. I had to ferret out the answers one by one.See also: outferret outUncover and bring to light by searching, as in Sandy was a superb reporter, tireless in ferreting out whatever facts were needed for her story . This expression alludes to hunting with ferrets, weasel-like animals formerly used to drive rabbits out of their burrows. [c. 1600] See also: outferret outv. To uncover or extract something by searching or questioning: The detective ferreted out the sequence of events by questioning all of the witnesses. We ferreted the truth out after we finished our investigation.See also: outferret out
Synonyms for ferret outverb search and discover through persistent investigationSynonymsRelated Words |