disinterment

Variant of disinter

disinter definition

dis·in·ter (dis′in tʉr′)

transitive verb disinterred -·terred′, disinterring -·ter′·ring

  1. to remove from a grave, tomb, etc.; dig up; exhume
  2. to bring (something hidden) to light

Etymology: Fr désenterrer: see dis- & inter

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