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( ekshjuː m , US ɪgzuː m)
Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense exhumes , present participle exhuming , past tense , past participle exhumed verb [ usually 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.
[ formal] His remains have been exhumed from a cemetery in Queens, New York City. [ be VERB -ed]
Synonyms: dig up , unearth, disinter, unbury More Synonyms of exhume
exhumation ( e gzjuːmeɪ ʃə n) Word forms: plural exhumations variable noun Detectives ordered the exhumation when his wife said she believed he had been killed.
exhume in British English ( ɛksˈhjuːm )
verb ( transitive) 1. to dig up (something buried, esp a corpse); disinter
2. to reveal; disclose; unearth
don't exhume that old argument
Derived forms
exhumation ( ˌɛkshjʊˈmeɪʃən ) noun
Word origin
C18: from Medieval Latin
exhumāre, from Latin
ex- 1 +
humāre to bury, from
humus the ground
exhume in American English ( ɛksˈhjum ; ɪkˈsjum; ɛgˈzjum; ɪgˈzjum)
verb transitive Word forms: exˈhumed or exˈhuming 1. to dig out of the earth; disinter
2. to bring to light; disclose; reveal
Derived forms
exhumation ( ˌɛkshjuˈmeɪshən ; ˌ ɛksjuˈmeɪʃən; ˌ ɛgzjuˈmeɪʃən) noun
Word origin
ME
exhumen < ML
exhumare < L
ex , out +
humus , the ground: see humus
2
Synonyms of 'exhume' dig up , unearth, disinter, unbury
More Synonyms of exhume
Definition
to dig up something buried, esp. a corpse
His remains have been exhumed from their resting place.
Synonyms
Opposites
bury
, inter
, entomb
, inearth
, inhume
Additional synonyms Definition
to dig up
The bones were disinterred and moved to a burial site.
Synonyms
dig up ,
unearth ,
exhume ,
disentomb
Definition
to dig up out of the earth
Fossil hunters have unearthed the bones of an elephant.
Synonyms
dig up ,
excavate ,
exhume ,
dredge up (informal) ,
disinter exhilaration exhort exhortation exhume exigency exigent exiguous