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Exhume

Exhume Meaning & Definition
Exhume Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Exhume?

[v] dig up for reburial or for medical investigation; of dead bodies

Synonyms | Synonyms for Exhume: disinter

Related Terms | Find terms related to Exhume:

See Also | dig up | excavate | turn up

Exhume In Webster's Dictionary

\Ex*hume"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Exhumed}p. pr. & vb. n.. {Exhuming}.] [LL. exhumare; L. ex out + humus ground, soil: cf. F. exhumer. See {Humble}.] To dig out of the ground; to take out of a place of burial; to disinter. --Mantell.

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