disinhume

[dis-in-hyoom, -yoom]

verb (used with object)

disinhumed, disinhuming 

1. to disinter.

Word History and Origins

Origin of disinhume¹

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

Example Sentences

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

From Project Gutenberg

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