Definition of 'exhume'
exhume
(ekshjuːm, US ɪgzuːm)Explore 'exhume' in the dictionary
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] exhumation (egzjuːmeɪʃən)Word forms: plural exhumations variable noun