English Explanatory Dictionary

exhume

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To dig out of the ground; to take out of a place of burial; to disinter.
  2. To uncover; to bring to light.

Pronunciation

/ɛksˈ(h)juːm/ /ɪɡˈzjuːm/ /ɛkˈs(j)um/ /ɪɡˈz(j)um/ en-us-exhume.ogg

Word forms

exhume exhumes exhuming exhumed

Etymology

From Medieval Latin exhumō, from Latin ex- + humō (“to bury”).

Synonyms

dig up disinter unbury unearth

Antonyms

bury inhume inter

Derived words

exhumable exhumation exhumer reexhume unexhumed
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