verb
Meaning 1
To discover something after searching.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Examples
- Near-synonyms: dig out, sniff out
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: dig out, sniff out
Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
ferret out
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verb
Meaning 2
search and discover through persistent investigation
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- She ferreted out the truth
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: ferret
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: discover, find
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
13 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- French: débusquer — to discover something after searching
- French: mettre la main sur — to discover something after searching
- French: dénicher — to discover something after searching
- Greek: ξετρυπώνω (xetrypóno) — to discover something after searching
- Polish: węszyć — to discover something after searching
- Polish: wywęszyć — to discover something after searching
- Polish: niuchać — to discover something after searching
- Polish: wyniuchać — to discover something after searching
- Russian: выню́хивать (vynjúxivatʹ) — to discover something after searching
- Russian: вы́нюхать (výnjuxatʹ) — to discover something after searching
- Russian: разню́хивать (raznjúxivatʹ) — to discover something after searching
- Russian: разню́хать (raznjúxatʹ) — to discover something after searching
- Serbo-Croatian: izrondati — to discover something after searching