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exhume
[ ig-zoom, -zyoom, eks-hyoom ]
verb (used with object)
- to dig (something buried, especially a dead body) out of the earth; disinter.
- to revive or restore after neglect or a period of forgetting; bring to light:
to exhume a literary reputation; to exhume old letters.
exhume
/ ɛksˈhjuːm; ˌɛkshjʊˈmeɪʃən /
verb
- to dig up (something buried, esp a corpse); disinter
- to reveal; disclose; unearth
don't exhume that old argument
Derived Forms
- ˈܳ, noun
- exhumation, noun
Other Word Forms
- ···پDz [eks-hy, oo, -, mey, -sh, uh, n], noun
- ·ܳİ noun
- ܲe·ܳ adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of exhume1
Example Sentences
Exhaustively researched, gorgeously crafted and presciently timed, “The Lilac People” exhumes a buried history that could leave us mourning our lost democracy if we don’t learn from, and act on, its tragic lessons.
The Irish police service, An Garda Síochána, has notified the local coroner and said inquiries are under way to identify the exhumed remains.
Forensic experts who exhumed his body found high levels of arsenic, which led them to believe that he, too, had been poisoned.
Her sister's remains were exhumed so that DNA samples could be compared with remains that had yet to be identified.
On Friday, police requested for the body of a man - the late husband of the woman who made the cake - to be exhumed.
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