Muckrake

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • verb-intransitive. To search for and expose misconduct in public life.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. to search for and expose corruption or scandal especially as done by a journalist.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • A rake for scraping up muck or dung. See muckrake, v. i., below.
  • verb-intransitive. To seek for, expose, or charge, especially habitually, corruption, real or alleged, on the part of public men and corporations.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A rake for scraping muck or filth. Bunyan, Pilgrim's Progress.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. explore and expose misconduct and scandals concerning public figures
    • Verb Form
    muckraked    muckrakes    muckraking   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    break    give away    divulge    let out    reveal   
    Form
    raked    raking   
     
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