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disinhume

American

[dis-in-hyoom, -yoom] / ˌdɪs ɪnˈhyum, -ˈyum /

verb (used with object)

disinhumed, disinhuming

to disinter.

Etymology

Origin of disinhume

First recorded in 1815–25; dis- ¹ + inhume

Example Sentences

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Disinhume, dis-in-hūm′, v.t. to take out of the earth, to disinter.

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