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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Three years ago, those remains from Taiwan were disinterred and new examinations begun, leading to Bianchi’s identification in August, the agency said, adding that the results were made public on Wednesday after Bianchi’s family was fully briefed.
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Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 11 Dec. 2025
In June, Jeff Thiel’s remains were disinterred from a Waupaca County cemetery.
—Tim Stelloh, NBC news, 21 Nov. 2025
Among its prominent displays is Houston Conwill’s The Joyful Mysteries, a set of time capsules that were buried in the adjacent lot in 1984 and disinterred during construction and brought indoors.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 3 Nov. 2025
At first, the remains of U.S. Army and U.S. Army Air Forces personnel were interred in the Schofield Barracks Cemetery until the American Graves Registration Service disinterred the remains in August 1947.
—Drake Bentley, jsonline.com, 6 Aug. 2025
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Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 11 Dec. 2025
In June, Jeff Thiel’s remains were disinterred from a Waupaca County cemetery.
—Tim Stelloh, NBC news, 21 Nov. 2025
Among its prominent displays is Houston Conwill’s The Joyful Mysteries, a set of time capsules that were buried in the adjacent lot in 1984 and disinterred during construction and brought indoors.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 3 Nov. 2025
At first, the remains of U.S. Army and U.S. Army Air Forces personnel were interred in the Schofield Barracks Cemetery until the American Graves Registration Service disinterred the remains in August 1947.
—Drake Bentley, jsonline.com, 6 Aug. 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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