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Verb: ferret out  fe-rit awt
  1. Search and discover through persistent investigation
    "She ferreted out the truth"
    - ferret

Derived forms: ferreted out, ferreting out, ferrets out

Type of: discover, find

Nearest

ferny
Ferocactus
ferocious
ferociously
ferociousness
ferocity
-ferous
Ferrara
ferret
ferret badger
ferret out
ferret-sized
ferriage
ferric
ferric oxide
ferricyanic acid
ferricyanide
ferriferous
ferrimagnetism
Ferris wheel
ferrite