exhume

[ ig-zoom, -zyoom, eks-hyoom ]

/ ɪgˈzum, -ˈzyum, ɛksˈhyum /

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verb (used with object), ex·humed, ex·hum·ing.

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.

Origin of exhume

1400–50; late Middle English <Medieval Latin exhumāre, equivalent to Latin ex-ex-¹ + humāre to inter

OTHER WORDS FROM exhume

ex·hu·ma·tion

[eks-hyoo-mey-shuhn], /ˌɛks hyʊˈmeɪ ʃən/, nounex·hum·er, nounun·ex·humed, adjective

Words nearby exhume

exhilaration, exhilarative, exhort, exhortation, exhortative, exhume, ex hypothesi, exigeant, exigency, exigent, exigible

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Example sentences from the Web for exhume

A team of scientists is set to exhume the former Palestinian leader's body on Tuesday in order to find out.
Bringing Up Yasir Arafat’s Body|Tracy McNicoll|November 24, 2012|DAILY BEAST
But we exhume them from old documents to show how these things were done.
Policing the Plains|R.G. MacBeth
He threatened to revive the story, to exhume your body, and to say that Aldina Ringwood had told him all about the will.
A Stable for Nightmares|J. Sheridan Le Fanu
"Unless they watched me exhume it, and feared the consequences if it fell into your hands," I suggested.
The Czar's Spy|William Le Queux

It is always a difficult task to exhume such buried treasure, for some preternatural guardian or other will be found on the alert.
The Ghost World|T. F. Thiselton (Thomas Firminger Thiselton) Dyer
Early one Sunday morning the widow, accompanied by the bank manager and the undertaker, left town to exhume the remains.
Reminiscences of Queensland|William Henry Corfield

British Dictionary definitions for exhume

exhume

/ (ɛksˈhjuːm) /

verb (tr)

to dig up (something buried, esp a corpse); disinter

to reveal; disclose; unearthdon't exhume that old argument

Derived forms of exhume

exhumation (ˌɛkshjʊˈmeɪʃən), nounexhumer, noun

Word Origin for exhume

C18: from Medieval Latin exhumāre, from Latin ex- 1 + humāre to bury, from humus the ground

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	exhume
释义	exhume [ ig-zoom, -zyoom, eks-hyoom ] / ɪgˈzum, -ˈzyum, ɛksˈhyum / SEE SYNONYMS FOR exhume ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with object), ex·humed, ex·hum·ing. 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. Origin of exhume 1400–50; late Middle English <Medieval Latin exhumāre, equivalent to Latin ex-ex-¹ + humāre to inter OTHER WORDS FROM exhume ex·hu·ma·tion [eks-hyoo-mey-shuhn], /ˌɛks hyʊˈmeɪ ʃən/, nounex·hum·er, nounun·ex·humed, adjective Words nearby exhume exhilaration, exhilarative, exhort, exhortation, exhortative, exhume, ex hypothesi, exigeant, exigency, exigent, exigible Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for exhume A team of scientists is set to exhume the former Palestinian leader's body on Tuesday in order to find out. Bringing Up Yasir Arafat’s Body\|Tracy McNicoll\|November 24, 2012\|DAILY BEAST But we exhume them from old documents to show how these things were done. Policing the Plains\|R.G. MacBeth He threatened to revive the story, to exhume your body, and to say that Aldina Ringwood had told him all about the will. A Stable for Nightmares\|J. Sheridan Le Fanu "Unless they watched me exhume it, and feared the consequences if it fell into your hands," I suggested. The Czar's Spy\|William Le Queux It is always a difficult task to exhume such buried treasure, for some preternatural guardian or other will be found on the alert. The Ghost World\|T. F. Thiselton (Thomas Firminger Thiselton) Dyer Early one Sunday morning the widow, accompanied by the bank manager and the undertaker, left town to exhume the remains. Reminiscences of Queensland\|William Henry Corfield British Dictionary definitions for exhume exhume / (ɛksˈhjuːm) / verb (tr) to dig up (something buried, esp a corpse); disinter to reveal; disclose; unearthdon't exhume that old argument Derived forms of exhume exhumation (ˌɛkshjʊˈmeɪʃən), nounexhumer, noun Word Origin for exhume C18: from Medieval Latin exhumāre, from Latin ex- 1 + humāre to bury, from humus the ground Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to exhume unearth, disclose, resurrect, reveal, disinter, disentomb, disinhume
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exhume

verb (used with object), ex·humed, ex·hum·ing.

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verb (tr)

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