disinter

dis·in·ter

 (dĭs′ĭn-tûr′)

tr.v. dis·in·terred, dis·in·ter·ring, dis·in·ters

1. To dig up or remove from a grave or tomb; exhume.

2. To bring to public notice; disclose.

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dis′in·ter′ment n.

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disinter

(ˌdɪsɪnˈtɜː)

vb (tr) , -ters, -terring or -terred

1. to remove or dig up; exhume

2. to bring (a secret, hidden facts, etc) to light; expose

ˌdisinˈterment n

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dis•in•ter

(ˌdɪs ɪnˈtɜr)

v.t. -terred, -ter•ring.

1. to take out of the place of interment; exhume; unearth.

2. to bring from obscurity into view.

[1605–15]

dis`in•ter′ment, n.

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disinter

Past participle: disinterred
Gerund: disinterring

Imperative

disinter

disinter

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Thesaurus

Verb

1.

disinter - dig up for reburial or for medical investigation; of dead bodies exhume dig up, excavate, turn up - find by digging in the ground; "I dug up an old box in the garden"

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disinter

verb

1. dig up, unearth, exhume, disentomb The bones were disinterred and moved to a burial site.

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Translations

esumaredissotterrare

disinter

[ˈdɪsɪnˈtɜːʳ] VT [+ corpse] → desenterrar, exhumar; [+ idea, law] → desenterrar

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disinter

[ˌdɪsɪnˈtɜː^r] vt

[+ body] → exhumer

(fig) → déterrer, ressortir

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disinter

vt → ausgraben

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