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disinter

verb
/ˌdɪsɪnˈtɜːr/

Meaning

to dig up something buried, especially a body

Example Sentences

The archaeologists disinterred ancient remains from the site.

Synonyms

exhume, unearth, uncover, dig up

Antonyms

bury, inter

Collocations

disinter a body, disinter remains, disinter the dead

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