Word: muckrake
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: muck
rake
Definition: To search for and expose corruption or scandal, especially as a form of investigative journalism.
Morphemes:
Affix: muck
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To do a dirty job.
Affix: rake
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To search through (thoroughly).
Etymology Compounds: Affix: raken
Language: enm
Decoded: raken
Meaning: to go, proceed; to move quickly, hasten, rush; to roam, wander