disinter

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Verb

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

IPA: /dısın'tɛː(r)/

[edit] Etymology

Adapted from the French désenterrer.

[edit] Verb

to disinter (third-person singular simple present disinters, present participle disinterring, simple past and past participle disinterred)

1. To take out of the grave or tomb; to unbury; to exhume; to dig up.
2. To bring out, as from a grave or hiding place; to bring from obscurity into view.