Exhume
11exhume — transitive verb (exhumed; exhuming) Etymology: Middle English, from Medieval Latin exhumare, from Latin ex out of + humus earth more at ex , humble Date: 15th century 1. disinter < exhume a body > 2. to bring back from neglect or obscurity <… …
12exhume — verb Exhume is used with these nouns as the object: ↑body, ↑remains …
13exhume — verb To dig out of the ground; to take out of a place of burial; to disinter. The archeologist exhumed artifacts from the ground with a shovel. Syn: dig up, disinter, unearth Ant …
14exhume — ex·hume igz (y)üm, iks (h)yüm vt, ex·humed; ex·hum·ing DISINTER <the body was exhumed for an autopsy> ex·hu·ma·tion .eks (h)yü mā shən, .egz (y)ü n …
15exhume — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. dig up, disinter, excavate; discover, locate; call up, recall. See memory, disclosure, past. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. unearth, disclose, reveal, disinter, dig up, disinhume, disentomb, unbury,… …
16exhume — ex|hume [ıgˈzju:m, eksˈhju:m US ıgˈzu:m, ıkˈsju:m] v [T] [Date: 1400 1500; : French; Origin: exhumer, from Medieval Latin exhumare, from Latin humus earth ] formal to remove a dead body from the ground, especially in order to check the cause of… …
17exhume — ex|hume [ ıg zum ] verb transitive FORMAL to remove a dead person s body from where it is buried, especially to find out how they died ╾ ex|hu|ma|tion [ ,ekshju meıʃn, ,egzu meıʃn ] noun count or uncount …
18exhume — [[t]ekshju͟ːm, AM ɪgzu͟ːm[/t]] exhumes, exhuming, exhumed VERB: usu passive If a dead person s body is exhumed, it is taken out of the ground where it is buried, especially so that it can be examined in order to find out how the person died.… …
19exhume — ex·hume || eks hjuËm v. unearth from a grave, disinter …
20exhume — [ɛks (h)ju:m, ɪg zju:m] verb dig out (something buried, especially a corpse) from the ground. Derivatives exhumation noun Origin ME: from med. L. exhumare, from ex out of + humus ground …
