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disinter

[ dis-in-tur ]

verb (used with object)

disinterred, disinterring.
  1. to take out of the place of interment; exhume; unearth.
  2. to bring from obscurity into view:

    The actor's autobiography disinterred a past era.



disinter

/ ËŒ»åɪ²õɪ²Ôˈ³ÙÉœË /

verb

  1. to remove or dig up; exhume
  2. to bring (a secret, hidden facts, etc) to light; expose
“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
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Derived Forms

  • ËŒ»å¾±²õ¾±²Ôˈ³Ù±ð°ù³¾±ð²Ô³Ù, noun
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • »å¾±²õi²Ô·³Ù±ð°ùm±ð²Ô³Ù noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of disinter1

First recorded in 1605–15; dis- 1 + inter
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Example Sentences

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Some reports claimed remains housed there had been disinterred.

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The Department of Defense had undertaken the arduous task of disinterring and sorting through the commingled skeletons.

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Cordingley found Lucy McCormick’s grave marker in Portland, informed the family — they were stunned — and later watched as she was disinterred.

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The Army has disinterred 32 remains of Native American children and returned them to their families and tribes at the Army’s expense since 2017, the OAC spokesperson said.

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Army Corps of Engineers, before dredging and straightening the river, disinterred this Potter’s Field.

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