ele desenterrou

dug up, unearthed

→ desenterrar
des undo, remove, or reverse + enterr to bury + ou 3rd-person singular past tense
verb · 3rd-person singular, past tense Rare #40,553
dug up, unearthed Can also be used figuratively to mean that someone uncovered or brought something back to light.
PO: Ela desenterrou uma caixa no quintal.
EN: She dug up a box in the yard.

Borden desenterrou tudo.

Borden dug it all up.

— Oppenheimer (2023)

Você desenterrou as batatas?

Did you dig up the potatoes?

Você desenterrou batatas?

Did you dig up potatoes?

Fui eu quem desenterrou o caso.

I was the one who dug up the case.

— Agente Zeta (2026)