disinter

[ dis-in-tur ]

/ ˌdɪs ɪnˈtɜr /

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verb (used with object), dis·in·terred, dis·in·ter·ring.

to take out of the place of interment; exhume; unearth.

to bring from obscurity into view: The actor's autobiography disinterred a past era.

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Origin of disinter

First recorded in 1605–15; dis-¹ + inter

OTHER WORDS FROM disinter

dis·in·ter·ment, noun

Words nearby disinter

disinhibition, disinhume, disintegrate, disintegration, disintegration constant, disinter, disinterest, disinterested, disintermediation, disintoxication, disinvent

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How to use disinter in a sentence

In 2015, the Pentagon overruled the service and instructed the caskets to be disinterred and identified using the latest DNA technology.
Inside the 80-Year Quest to Name Pearl Harbor's Unknown Victims|W.J. Hennigan|November 23, 2021|Time
Turner was disinterred on March 17, 1921, after his family asked that he be sent home.
After World War I, U.S. families were asked if they wanted their dead brought home. Forty thousand said yes.|Michael Ruane|May 30, 2021|Washington Post
We wish, in short, to disinter the ‘good’ that lies with these bones.
Living With Disability in the Dark Ages|Elizabeth Picciuto|July 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Sen. Robert F. Kennedy looked on as Pollard began to disinter the president with the backhoe.
What Became of JFK’s Gravedigger?|Michael Daly|November 22, 2013|DAILY BEAST

He was buried quite properly; and his friends came at the right time to disinter him.
The Cradle of Mankind|W.A. Wigram
Great was his anxiety when, the national danger over, he came down to disinter his hoard.
The Great North Road: London to York|Charles G. Harper
Poking about he contrived to disinter from various tins and ice-boxes some cold chicken and biscuits and a bottle of claret.
The Dark Star|Robert W. Chambers
If we disinter thy body, and cease praying to God for thee, wilt thou be the less damned?
The Bible: what it is|Charles Bradlaugh
There was nothing for it but to wait till she could somehow or other disinter a fly and a horse, and, worst of all a driver.
Uncanny Tales|Mary Louisa Molesworth

British Dictionary definitions for disinter

disinter

/ (ˌdɪsɪnˈtɜː) /

verb -ters, -terring or -terred (tr)

to remove or dig up; exhume

to bring (a secret, hidden facts, etc) to light; expose

Derived forms of disinter

disinterment, noun

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