Exhume

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This word is acceptable for play in the US & UK dictionaries that are being used in the following games:

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • v. To remove from a grave; disinter.
  • v. To bring to light, especially after a period of obscurity.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. To dig out of the ground; to take out of a place of burial; to disinter.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • v. To dig out of the ground; to take out of a place of burial; to disinter.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To dig out of the earth, as something, especially a dead body, which has been buried; disinter.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. dig up for reburial or for medical investigation; of dead bodies
  • Antonym
    inter    inhume    bury   
    Verb Form
    exhumed    exhumes    exhuming   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    excavate    turn up    dig up   
    Form
    exhumed    exhuming    exhumation    exhumer   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    disinter    unearth    dig up   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Bloom    Blum    Blume    Doom    Hume    Khartoum    abloom    assume    bloom    boom