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
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In January, both women were disinterred for a contemporary forensic analysis after investigators collected DNA samples.
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Craig Shoup, The Tennessean, 7 July 2025
In January 2022, the DPAA disinterred all four sets of remains and taken to the agency's laboratory.
—June 4, CBS News, 4 June 2025
In 2017, officials with the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency disinterred the remains of 35 unknown sailors and transported them to the agency’s laboratory.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Apr. 2025
In March and April 2022, the remains were disinterred and sent to the agency’s laboratory at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam in Hawaii.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Apr. 2025
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Craig Shoup, The Tennessean, 7 July 2025
In January 2022, the DPAA disinterred all four sets of remains and taken to the agency's laboratory.
—June 4, CBS News, 4 June 2025
In 2017, officials with the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency disinterred the remains of 35 unknown sailors and transported them to the agency’s laboratory.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Apr. 2025
In March and April 2022, the remains were disinterred and sent to the agency’s laboratory at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam in Hawaii.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Apr. 2025
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disinter
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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