dredge up

figuratively

Japanese Meaning

（特に好ましくない情報や記憶などを）徹底的に探し出し、掘り起こす / 無理やり、または意図的に（忌まわしいものや忘れられたことを）呼び起こす

Reporters managed to dredge up embarrassing details from the politician's past by trawling through old court records.

記者たちは古い裁判記録をくまなく調べて、その政治家の過去に関する恥ずかしい事実を掘り起こすことに成功した。

Sense（1）

(figuratively) To find by diligent search, especially from unsavory sources.

Where did you dredge up the idea that they didn't know what hospital he was born in?

Sense（2）

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see dredge, up.

dredges up

（ present singular third-person ）

dredging up

（ participle present ）

dredged up

（ participle past ）

dredged up

（ past ）