exhumed

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past of exhume
exhume
to dig out of the earth (what has been buried)
exhume
To dig out of the ground; to take out of a place of burial; to disinter
exhume
{f} unearth from a grave, disinter
exhume
dig up for reburial or for medical investigation; of dead bodies
exhume
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. His remains have been exhumed from a cemetery in Queen's, New York City. + exhumation exhumations ex·hu·ma·tion Detectives ordered the exhumation when his wife said she believed he had been killed. to remove a dead body from the ground, especially in order to check the cause of death = dig up (exhumer, from exhumare, from humus )
exhumed

    Hyphenation

    ex·humed

    Turkish pronunciation

    ekshyumd

    Pronunciation

    /eksˈhyo͞omd/ /ɛksˈhjuːmd/

    Etymology

    [ ig-'züm, igz-'yüm, i ] (transitive verb.) 15th century. French or Medieval Latin; French exhumer, from Medieval Latin exhumare, from Latin ex out of + humus earth; more at EX-, HUMBLE.
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