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disinter

dis·in·ter [ dìssin túr ] (past and past participle dis·in·terred, present participle dis·in·ter·ring, 3rd person present singular dis·in·ters)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
1. dig up body: to dig up or remove a dead body from a grave or tomb

2. expose something hidden: to expose something that was hidden ( formal )

[Early 17th century. < French désenterrer< enterrer "inter"]

dis·in·ter·ment noun
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