as in to unearth
to remove from place of burial the Egyptian mummy was carefully disinterred

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Recent Examples of disinter The remains were disinterred and transferred to a laboratory, where 35 sets of remains were identified. Kerry Breen, CBS News, 6 Dec. 2024 These early folk vampires, when they were disinterred, sometimes had erections. Alissa Wilkinson, New York Times, 27 Dec. 2024 Some reports claimed remains housed there had been disinterred. Keegan Hamilton, Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2025 In 2022, the remains were disinterred and sent to the DPAA laboratory for identification. Kerry Breen, CBS News, 29 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for disinter

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“Disinter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disinter. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.

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