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dredged up

dredged up is the simple past and past participle of dredge up.

Meaning of dredge up

Verb

dredge up (third-person singular simple present dredges up, present participle dredging up, simple past and past participle dredged up)

  1. (figuratively) To find by diligently searching, especially from unsavory sources.
    • Where did you dredge up the idea that they didn't know what hospital he was born in?
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see dredge, up.
    • Young, dense seed mussels are dredged up and relaid in more sheltered areas, where they will not be destroyed by storms.1970, Maurice Burton, Robert Burton, The international wildlife encyclopedia, volume 1, page 1713

Questions about dredged up

What is dredged up the simple past and past participle of?
Dredged up is the simple past and past participle of dredge up.

Words near dredged up in the dictionary

  1. dredge-ups
  2. dredgeable
  3. dredgeboat
  4. dredgeboats
  5. dredged
  6. dredged up
  7. dredger
  8. dredgerman
  9. dredgermen
  10. dredgers
  11. dredges

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