Definition of exhume Exhume

/ɛkshjuˈm/ - [ekshyum] - ex•hume

We found 6 definitions of exhume from 6 different sources.

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What does exhume mean?

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WordNet by Princeton University

Verb
exhume - dig up for reburial or for medical investigation; of dead bodies
  disinter
  dig up, excavate, turn up remove the inner part or the core of; "the mining company wants to excavate the hillside"
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • exhume (Verb)
    To dig out of the ground; to take out of a place of burial; to disinter.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • exhume (v. t.)
    To dig out of the ground; to take out of a place of burial; to disinter.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • exhume
    To remove from a grave.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • exhume
    eks-hūm′, v.t. to take out of the ground or place of burial: to disinter: to bring to light—also Ex′humate.—ns. Exhumā′tion, act of exhuming: disinterment; Exhum′er, one who exhumes. [L. ex, out of, humus, the ground.]

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  • exhume, verb, present, 1st person singular of exhume (infinitive).
  • exhume, verb (infinitive).

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