Verb form

Anonymouswhat is the verb form of earth

The only verb I can think of is "unearth," to uncover/discover something.

'To earth" - We need to earth the electricity in this house so people don't get a shock from the wiring.

LouiseTWe need to earth the electricity

Beautiful! Very British! [Y]

You need to ground this thing! (AmE)

Well, it stands to reason that if to unearth is a verb, then something had to be "earthed" in the first place. I can't say that I have ever heard of it, but could one earth a seedling or perhaps earth a deceased beloved pet?

As an expression, "earthing my pet" doesn't seem to have caught on. That is, it's not idiomatic. Perhaps one day? These things take time!

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I will stick with "inter," thank you.

So in the UK, the lightening rod "earths" your home? I didn't know that.

I am afraid that we are getting a bit far afield from English grammar, but in terms of electricity, to "ground" in American English and to "earth" in British English means to connect a conductor of electricity to the earth by means of a rod driven into the earth (or ground). A lightening rod is mounted on the roof and is connected to a ground rod to conduct atmospheric electricity safely to the

Reason rarely plays a part in language, especially English.

The opposite of unearth is bury.

Royal505 getting a bit far afield

Not many urban homes in the US have lightning rods, but better safe than sorry!
The neutral leg of the domestic electric supply is typically grounded to the domestic water supply, but that presupposes indoor plumbing.
Some machine tools require a dedicated earth ground for the control system, but it's unusual.

Or, perhaps the opposite of unearth cound be "inter" or even "hide" or "conceal?" e.g. The detective unearthed a clue that had been cleverly hidden. I suppose the opposite of "inter" is usually "exhume" though. On second thought, one might unearth a burial while doing archiological work. That's the beauty of language in my opinion, it just can't be pinned down precisely no matter how hard we t