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Thesaurus: exhume

To dig out of the ground; to take out of a place of burial; to disinter.

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  1. v. t. To dig out of the ground; to take out of a place of burial; to disinter.
  2. v. dig up for reburial or for medical investigation; of dead bodies
  3. To dig out of the ground; to take out of a place of burial; to disinter. Mantell.
  4. To dig out of the ground; to take out of a place of burial; todisinter. Mantell.
  5. v:100 v dig up for reburial or for medical investigation; of dead bodies