disinter

ˌdɪsɪnˈtɜːr

disinterreddisinterring

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Definition of disinter - Reverso English Dictionary

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reveal

Rare

bring something hidden into view

Rare

The investigation disinterred old secrets from the past.

expose

unearth

exhume

Rare

remove a body from a grave

Rare

The archaeologists disinterred the ancient remains for study.

dig up

exhume

unearth

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Origin of disinter

Latin, dis (apart) + inter (to bury)

Examples of disinter in a sentence

She disinterred her old diaries from the attic.
They had to disinter the coffin for further examination.
The court ordered to disinter the body for evidence.

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French:révéler, exhumer, ...
German:enthüllen, exhumieren, ...
Italian:scoprire, esumare, ...
Spanish:desenterrar, exhumar, ...
Portuguese:desenterrar, exumar, ...
Chinese:揭示, 掘出, ...
Japanese:明るみに出す, 発掘する, ...
Arabic:كَشَفَ, نَبَشَ, ...
Hebrew:לַחֲשׂוֹף, לְהוֹצִיא מִקֶּבֶר, ...
Russian:раскрывать, извлечь, ...
Ukrainian:відкопати, ексгумувати, ...
Hindi:प्रकट करना, कब्र से निकालना, ...
Bengali:প্রকাশ্যে আনা, উত্তোলন করা, ...
Catalan:desenterrar, exhumar, ...
Czech:odhalit, exhumovat, ...
Danish:afsløre, opgrave, ...
Dutch:onthullen, opgraven, ...
Greek:αποκαλύπτω, κάνω εκταφή, ...
Hungarian:feltárni, exhumálni, ...
Khmer:លាតត្រដាង, ជីកសាកសពចេញពីផ្នូរ, ...
Korean:드러내다, 발굴하다, ...
Persian:آشکار کرد, از قبر خارج کرد, ...
Polish:ujawniać, ekshumować, ...
Portuguese (BR):revelar, exumar, ...
Romanian:a scoate la iveală, a deshuma, ...
Swedish:avslöja, gräva upp, ...
Thai:เปิดเผย, ขุด, ...
Turkish:ortaya çıkarmak, mezardan çıkarmak, ...
Vietnamese:tiết lộ, bốc mộ, ...

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