disinter
/'disin'tə:/
Definition
- Verb:
- To dig up (something buried, especially a dead body) from the ground.
- To bring something hidden or forgotten to light; to uncover.
Examples
- Verb:
- The archaeologists decided to disinter the ancient tomb to study the remains.
- The court ordered the body to be disinterred for a new autopsy.
- The investigation disinterred long-forgotten secrets about the company's past.
Advanced Usage
- Legal/Medical Context: Often used formally in legal or medical contexts regarding the exhumation of a body.
- The family requested permission to disinter their relative for DNA testing.
- Figurative Use: Can be used metaphorically to mean uncovering old ideas, memories, or information.
- The biographer's research disinterred the scandal from decades of obscurity.
Variants and Related Words
- Disinterment (n): The act of disinterring; exhumation.
- The disinterment was conducted under strict legal supervision.
- Exhume (v): A formal synonym meaning to dig out from the ground, especially a corpse.
Synonyms
- Exhume
- Unearth
- Excavate
Antonyms
- Bury
- Inter
- Entomb
Related Phrases
- To disinter a body: The most common literal phrase.
- Authorities may disinter a body if new evidence emerges in a criminal case.
- To disinter the past: A figurative phrase meaning to reveal forgotten history.
- The documentary seeks to disinter the past of this historic institution.
Verb
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dig up for reburial or for medical investigation; of dead bodies
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