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dis·en·tomb
/
ˌdɪs
ɛnˈtum
/
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dis-en-
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]
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verb (used with object)
to remove from the tomb; disinter.
Origin:
1620–30;
dis-
1
+
entomb
Related forms
dis·en·tomb·ment,
noun
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disentomb
(ˌdɪsɪnˈtuːm)
—
vb
(
tr
) to disinter; unearth
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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