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.

Words related to disinter

unearth, expose, disentomb

Words nearby disinter

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

Origin of disinter

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

OTHER WORDS FROM disinter

dis·in·ter·ment, noun

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Examples from the Web for disinterred

Once disinterred from the parking lot, they became the subject of rival claims.
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Now it chanced that the first body to be disinterred was that of Lars's own grandfather!
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An empty square ice cream can, disinterred from its quiet grave of ice, lay upon the ground.
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His dust has congealed, stiffened into a sort of plaster-of-Paris exterior, and he has what I call a disinterred intelligence!
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He disinterred the treasure, and with impetuous liberality made us sharers in his fortune.
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It is full time that Fitz should be disinterred, and exhibited to the world as one of the most gifted of Britons.
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British Dictionary definitions for disinterred

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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