Meaning of FERRET OUT

Pronunciation:			'ferit awt
WordNet Dictionary
	Definition:		[v]  search and discover through persistent investigation; "She ferreted out the truth"
	Synonyms:		ferret
	See Also:		discover, find
Thesaurus Terms
	Related Terms:		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