disinter

verb

dis·​in·​ter ˌdis-in-ˈtər How to pronounce disinter (audio)
disinterred; disinterring; disinters

transitive verb

1
: to take out of the grave or tomb
2
: to bring back into awareness or prominence
also : to bring to light : unearth
disinterment noun

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 first burials were disinterred from local battlefields and reinterred in the Fayetteville National Cemetery. arkansasonline.com, 14 Sep. 2024 Salem said 15 to 20 of them have been disinterred — some after troops destroyed cemeteries and others moved by relatives out of fear Israeli forces would destroy their graves. Julia Frankel and Wafaa Shurafa, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2024 In 2000, the association began a nationwide effort to disinter and rebury the bodies. Victor Pérez-Díaz, Foreign Affairs, 6 Dec. 2013 In early 2019, the DPAA received a request from a family to disinter the one of the eight sets of remains. Kerry Breen, CBS News, 11 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for disinter 

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Word History

First Known Use

1611, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of disinter was in 1611

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Cite this Entry

“Disinter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disinter. Accessed 6 Oct. 2024.

Kids Definition

disinter

verb
dis·​in·​ter ˌdis-ᵊn-ˈtər How to pronounce disinter (audio)
1
: to take out of the grave or tomb
2
: to bring back into awareness : unearth
disinterment noun

Medical Definition

disinter

transitive verb
dis·​in·​ter ˌdis-ᵊn-ˈtər How to pronounce disinter (audio)
: to take out of the grave or tomb
disinterment noun
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