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   disinter

   /ˌdɪs(ɪ)nˈtəː/

   verb

   • 1. dig up (something that has been buried, especially a corpse): "his corpse was disinterred and dumped in a pit"
   • ▪ discover (something that is well hidden): "he has disinterred an important collection of writings"

   Word Origin early 17th century: from French désenterrer, from dis- (expressing reversal) + enterrer ‘to inter’.

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   • 1. disinterment noun

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   What does disinter mean?

   • 掘尸，挖出尸体, 挖掘出，（长时间后）重新使用… Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation! DISINTER definition: 1. to dig up a dead body from the ground 2. to find and use something that has not been seen or….

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   What is the meaning of disinterment?

   • Also found in: Thesaurus. 1. To dig up or remove from a grave or tomb; exhume. 2. To bring to public notice; disclose. dis′in·ter′ment n. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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   What is the meaning of disinterred?

   • noun disinterred Simple past tense and past participle of disinter. 1 A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 74% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word. According to our data about 52% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term.

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   What does it mean to disinter a body?

   • loading examples... To "inter" a body is to bury it or place it in a mausoleum, so to disinter someone is to take the body out again — usually to find out how they died, to make sure it's really who we think it is, or to move the body to a new burial site.

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3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishDISINTER | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   Disinter means to dig up a dead body from the ground or to find and use something that has not been seen or used for a long time. Learn more about this verb, its synonyms, related words and phrases, and how to say it in different languages.

   • English (US)

     DISINTER meaning: 1. to dig up a dead body from the ground...

   • Znaczenie Disinter, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     disinter definicja: 1. to dig up a dead body from the ground...

   • Disinter in Simplified Chinese

     DISINTER translate: 掘尸，挖出尸体, 挖掘出，（长时间后）重新使用. Learn more in...

   • Translate to Traditional Chinese

     DISINTER translate: 掘屍，挖出屍體, 挖掘出，（長時間後）重新使用. Learn more in...

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   Disinter is a verb that means to take out of the grave or tomb, or to bring back into awareness or prominence. See synonyms, examples, word history, and related entries for disinter.

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   One way to remember the meaning of disinter is to think of "dis-entering" a body. When someone dies, their body is "entered" into the grave. If the body is removed, it's being "dis-entered," in a sense. But disinter is spelled — and pronounced — differently (diss-in-TUR), of course.

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   Disinter means to dig up a dead body from the ground or to find and use something that has not been seen or used for a long time. Learn how to use this verb in different contexts and languages with examples and synonyms.

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   Disinter definition: to take out of the place of interment; exhume; unearth.. See examples of DISINTER used in a sentence.

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   Disinter means to dig up a dead body or to bring something hidden to light. Learn the word frequency, pronunciation, grammar, and usage of disinter with Collins English Dictionary.

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   Disinter means to dig up or remove from a grave or tomb, or to bring to public notice or disclose. See synonyms, pronunciation, translations and usage examples of disinter from various sources.