disinter
to take out of the place of interment; exhume; unearth.
to bring from obscurity into view: The actor's autobiography disinterred a past era.
Origin of disinter
1Other words from disinter
- dis·in·ter·ment, noun
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How to use disinter in a sentence
In 2015, the Pentagon overruled the service and instructed the caskets to be disinterred and identified using the latest DNA technology.
Inside the 80-Year Quest to Name Pearl Harbor's Unknown Victims | W.J. Hennigan | November 23, 2021 | TimeTurner was disinterred on March 17, 1921, after his family asked that he be sent home.
After World War I, U.S. families were asked if they wanted their dead brought home. Forty thousand said yes. | Michael Ruane | May 30, 2021 | Washington PostWe wish, in short, to disinter the ‘good’ that lies with these bones.
Sen. Robert F. Kennedy looked on as Pollard began to disinter the president with the backhoe.
He was buried quite properly; and his friends came at the right time to disinter him.
The Cradle of Mankind | W.A. Wigram
Great was his anxiety when, the national danger over, he came down to disinter his hoard.
The Great North Road: London to York | Charles G. HarperPoking 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. ChambersIf we disinter thy body, and cease praying to God for thee, wilt thou be the less damned?
The Bible: what it is | Charles BradlaughThere 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
/ (ˌdɪsɪnˈtɜː) /
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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