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Meanings of disinter in English

Portuguese
exumar
Spanish
desenterrar

Dig up for reburial or for medical investigation; of dead bodies.

exumar
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Examples for "exhume"
Examples for "exhume"
1
But the decision to exhume the body initially divided Emmett's remaining family.
The Guardian
2
We might exhume the body: what would that prove after three months?
Blind Love
3
A government commission formed and a team was assembled to exhume the deceased.
Bones of the Lost
4
Mr Tau expected Tuhoe to defy any ruling to exhume Mr Takamore's body.
Radio NZ
5
The rest of us traipsed off day after day to exhume the past.
Girl, Interrupted
Usage of disinter in English
1
He could not disinter himself-itseemed like that-underthe eyes of Balthasar.
Bunker Bean
2
After some years, however, he was persuaded to disinter and publish them.
A History of English Literature
3
You will disinter the body, and you will throw it into the sewer.
The Amulet
4
Those who had fled into the funk-holes now gradually and head first disinter themselves.
Under Fire: The Story of a Squad
5
He had sought to get permission to disinter the treasure, and had not succeeded.
The World's Greatest Books — Volume 19 — Travel and Adventure
6
If she wanted to disinter the ancient grievance, let her.
Piccadilly Jim
7
Yesterday, the gravediggers who came to disinter him slipped in under cover of darkness.
The Guardian
8
That threatened to spoil the visit for Mary and even to disinter the hatchet!
The Story of a Pioneer
9
Steps should be taken immediately to disinter these remains and re-bury them in hallowed ground.
The Irish Times
10
Go now to the country-house, disinter the body, and carry it up to the ground-floor.
The Amulet
11
Transparency means there are no more scandals to disinter.
The Guardian
12
She was having to disinter perfectly useless items to get access to the bare necessities.
The Hellbound Heart
13
It was hard for them to get permission to disinter her, but they got it.
Smoke and mirrors: short fictions and illusions
14
Soon the authorities, as More continued his tale, had no choice but to disinter the corpse:
Vampire forensics: uncovering the origins of an enduring legend
15
Held four years later, it requires the family to reassemble, disinter the body, and wash the bones.
The Irish Times
16
Yet with the move to disinter Franco's remains, divisive issues from the past stalk today's political landscape.
Reuters
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Translations for disinter
Portuguese
exumar
Disinter through the time