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rebuscar — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • ferret noun A small, slender, domesticated relative of the weasel, sometimes used to hunt rabbits and other burrowing animals.
  • root noun The underground part of a plant that anchors it and draws in water and nutrients.

Senses

rebuscar is used for these senses in English:

  • ferret (by extension, ambitransitive) To uncover and bring to light by searching; usually to ferret out.
  • root (transitive) To root out; to abolish.

ferret — full definition

  1. noun A small, slender, domesticated relative of the weasel, sometimes used to hunt rabbits and other burrowing animals.
  2. noun A person who searches persistently and thoroughly.
  3. verb To search persistently until something hidden is found (usually "ferret out").

root — full definition

  1. noun The underground part of a plant that anchors it and draws in water and nutrients.
  2. noun The origin, source, or underlying cause of something.
  3. noun In mathematics, a value which, raised to a given power, produces a specified number (most commonly the square root).
  4. verb To become firmly fixed or established.
  5. verb To cheer for or support someone, hoping for their success. (usually "root for")

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