disinter

/'disin'tə:/

Thân thiện

The archaeologist carefully disinters an ancient artifact from the dig site.

Definition

1. 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.

Học thuật

Verb

1. dig up for reburial or for medical investigation; of dead bodies

Từ đồng nghĩa

• exhume