dis interred
ɪnˈtɜr verb (used with object), dis·in·terred, dis·in·ter·ring.
1.
to take out of the place of interment; exhume; unearth.
2.
to bring from obscurity into view: The actor's autobiography disinterred a past era.
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| —vb , -ters, -terring, -terred | |
| 1. | to remove or dig up; exhume |
| 2. | to bring (a secret, hidden facts, etc) to light; expose |
| disin'terment | |
| —n | |
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disinter
1610s, from Fr. désenterrer (15c.), from dés- "dis-" + enterrer "to inter" (see inter). Related: Disinterred.
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