'ferret out' definitions:
Definition of 'ferret out'
(from WordNet)
verb
Search and discover through persistent investigation; "She ferreted out the truth" [syn: ferret out, ferret]
Synonyms of 'ferret out'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- ascertain,
- bring to light,
- cast about,
- chase,
- determine,
- dig out,
- dig up,
- disclose,
- discover,
- disinter,
- elicit,
- excavate,
- exhume,
- expose,
- extract,
- fish out,
- fish up,
- follow,
- grub up,
- hunt,
- hunt out,
- learn,
- nose out,
- penetrate,
- pierce,
- probe,
- pry out,
- pursue,
- quest,
- reveal,
- root out,
- root up,
- scout out,
- search for,
- search out,
- seek,
- spy out,
- trail,
- turn up,
- uncover,
- unearth,
- worm out