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disinter

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dis·in·ter

   [dis-in-tur]
verb (used with object), -terred, -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.
Origin:
1605–15; dis-1 + inter

Related forms
dis·in·ter·ment, noun
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disinter (ˌdɪsɪnˈtɜː)
 
—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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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