DISINTERRED

DISINTER

disinter, exhume

(verb) dig up for reburial or for medical investigation; of dead bodies

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Verb

disinterred

simple past tense and past participle of disinter

Source: Wiktionary


DISINTER

Dis`in*ter", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disinterred; p. pr. & vb. n. Disinterring.]

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. Addison.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

25 December 2024

UNAMBIGUOUS

(adjective) having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning; “As a horror, apartheid...is absolutely unambiguous”- Mario Vargas Llosa


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