disinter

verb

dis·in·ter | \ ˌdis-in-ˈtər

disinterred; disinterring; disinters

Definition of disinter

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

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Synonyms & Antonyms for disinter

Synonyms

exhume, unearth

Antonyms

bury, entomb, inhume, inter, tomb

Examples of disinter in a Sentence

The body was disinterred for further study. the Egyptian mummy was carefully disinterred in hopes that it would yield secrets about the Old Kingdom

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The urn has been disinterred, and the GBI will try to determine whose remains were in it. — Steve Burns, ajc, "Funeral home owner faces criminal charges after cremation mix-up," 21 June 2018 After the visit to the Winters-Jackson family cemetery, the trio gathered at Holy Cross at the stone slab that marks where the remains of the 72 people disinterred are located. — Vincent T. Davis, San Antonio Express-News, "Historian and UTSA archaeologists discover remains at forgotten African American burial site," 18 June 2018 Even as Lemonade disinters the pain wrought by Jay-Z’s infidelity, Beyoncé yokes her fate to his. — Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, "Do Beyoncé Fans Have to Forgive Jay-Z?," 18 June 2018 In keeping with their parents' wishes, Edwin and Jonas's remains were disinterred, returned to the United States on an Army funeral ship and sent by train to Portland's Union Station. — Special To The Oregonian, OregonLive.com, "Memorial Day 2018: Remembering two peace-loving Oregon boys who died in France," 28 May 2018 Their bodies were disinterred and brought to New Cathedral as a central resting place, replacing separate church yards around Baltimore. — Jacques Kelly, baltimoresun.com, "Jacques Kelly: New Cathedral is resting place for notable Baltimoreans, and small flock of Orioles greats," 14 Apr. 2018 Meikle said the sheriff identified the body as that of Dickens the day after Frankie Kerrigan surfaced, before disinterring the body. — Gale Holland, latimes.com, "Lawsuit says a third man was involved in Orange County coroner's body mix-up," 14 Feb. 2018 Ness also found paperwork showing that 11 bodies were disinterred from Mater Dolorosa in 1982 and reburied at the cemetery at St. Boniface Church. — OregonLive.com, "A cemetery in Oregon was removed. What became of the bodies? (Commentary)," 27 Jan. 2018 The presence of the remains of her body calls into question the propriety of presenting disinterred remains as art in ways the disembodied portraits don't. — Dmitry Samarov, Chicago Reader, "Egyptian death-mask portraits bring their subjects back to life after 2,000 years," 23 Jan. 2018

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