exhume

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Verb exhume has 1 sense

disinter, exhume - dig up for reburial or for medical investigation; of dead bodies
--₁ is one way to excavate, dig up, turn up

Derived form: noun exhumation₁
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something

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Exhume

Verb

Sense 1:

Definition: To dig up (a dead body) from the ground; disinter.

Sample Sentence: The archaeologists carefully exhume the ancient mummy from its burial site.

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Sense 2:

Definition: To bring to light or uncover (something buried, forgotten, or lost).

Sample Sentence: The journalist managed to exhume the scandalous documents that had been hidden for years.

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Noun

No senses found.

exhorts exhosist exhoust exhousted exhuberence exhude exhultation exhumation exhume exhumed exhuming exhust exibidant exibitant exibition exibitionist exicoid

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