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muckrake

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈmʌkˌreɪk/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈmʌkˌreɪk/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(muk′rāk′)

Inflections of 'muckrake' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

muckrakes: v 3rd person singular

muckraking: v pres p

muckraked: v past

muckraked: v past p

muck•rake /ˈmʌkˌreɪk/USA pronunciation v. [no object], -raked, -rak•ing.

to search for and bring to public knowledge wrongdoing, corruption, etc., whether real or imagined, esp. in politics.

muck•rak•er, n. [countable]

muck•rake (muk′rāk′),USA pronunciation v.i., -raked, -rak•ing.

to search for and expose real or alleged corruption, scandal, or the like, esp. in politics.

obsolete muck rake a rake for use on muck or dung. See muck, rake¹ 1675–85

muck′rak′er, n.

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muckrake /ˈmʌkˌreɪk/ vb

(intransitive) to seek out and expose scandal, esp concerning public figuresAlso called: muckspread

ˈmuckˌraker n ˈmuckˌraking n

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