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disentomb

[ dis-en-toom ]
/ ˌdɪs ɛnˈtum /
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verb (used with object)
to remove from the tomb; disinter.
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Origin of disentomb

First recorded in 1620–30; dis-1 + entomb

OTHER WORDS FROM disentomb

dis·en·tomb·ment, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for disentomb

disentomb
/ (ˌdɪsɪnˈtuːm) /

verb
(tr) to disinter; unearth
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