disinter
verb
dis·in·ter
ˌdis-in-ˈtər 
disinterred; disinterring; disinters
1
: to take out of the grave or tomb
2
: to bring back into awareness or prominence
also
: to bring to light : unearth
Examples of disinter in a Sentence
The body was disinterred for further study.
the Egyptian mummy was carefully disinterred
Recent Examples on the Web
The bodies were disinterred, and the identification process started anew.
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Kevin Sieff, Washington Post, 31 Oct. 2023
At the time, the American Graves Registration Service disinterred the remains of U.S. personnel from the Halawa and Nu'uanu cemeteries and transferred them to a laboratory, which confirmed the identities of 39 men from the USS California.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 3 Oct. 2023
In July 2018, the DPAA proposed a plan to disinter 652 Korean War Unknowns from the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.
—Aurora Sousanis, Detroit Free Press, 18 Aug. 2023
The Independent reported that detectives reopened the case in 2021, according to the district attorney, and the baby's remains were disinterred in 2022.
—Liam Quinn, Peoplemag, 13 Sep. 2023
The remains of the 388 unidentified sailors – including Finnegan – were interred, then later disinterred in 1947 in another unsuccessful attempt to identify more sailors before being buried again in the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in 1950.
—Kylie Martin, Detroit Free Press, 10 Sep. 2023
On June 21, 2022, Brewer’s remains were disinterred and analyzed.
—al, 4 Sep. 2023
As many as a dozen corpses might be disinterred, Dr. Skóra said.
—Franz Lidz, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2023
In July 2018, the agency disinterred 652 Korean War Unknowns from the Punchbowl and in the third phase, the agency disinterred X-260 and sent the remains to its laboratory at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, for analysis, the agency said.
—Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN, 29 May 2023
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Kevin Sieff, Washington Post, 31 Oct. 2023
At the time, the American Graves Registration Service disinterred the remains of U.S. personnel from the Halawa and Nu'uanu cemeteries and transferred them to a laboratory, which confirmed the identities of 39 men from the USS California.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 3 Oct. 2023
In July 2018, the DPAA proposed a plan to disinter 652 Korean War Unknowns from the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.
—Aurora Sousanis, Detroit Free Press, 18 Aug. 2023
The Independent reported that detectives reopened the case in 2021, according to the district attorney, and the baby's remains were disinterred in 2022.
—Liam Quinn, Peoplemag, 13 Sep. 2023
The remains of the 388 unidentified sailors – including Finnegan – were interred, then later disinterred in 1947 in another unsuccessful attempt to identify more sailors before being buried again in the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in 1950.
—Kylie Martin, Detroit Free Press, 10 Sep. 2023
On June 21, 2022, Brewer’s remains were disinterred and analyzed.
—al, 4 Sep. 2023
As many as a dozen corpses might be disinterred, Dr. Skóra said.
—Franz Lidz, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2023
In July 2018, the agency disinterred 652 Korean War Unknowns from the Punchbowl and in the third phase, the agency disinterred X-260 and sent the remains to its laboratory at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, for analysis, the agency said.
—Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN, 29 May 2023
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First Known Use
1611, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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verb
dis·in·ter
ˌdis-ᵊn-ˈtər
1
: to take out of the grave or tomb
2
: to bring back into awareness : unearth
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