disinter

[ dis-in-tur ]
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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.

Origin of disinter

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

Other words from disinter

  • dis·in·ter·ment, noun

Words Nearby disinter

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How to use disinter in a sentence

  • Great was his anxiety when, the national danger over, he came down to disinter his hoard.

  • 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)
  1. to remove or dig up; exhume

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

Derived forms of disinter

  • disinterment, noun

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