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Meaning of DISINTER

Pronunciation:  `disin'tur

 
WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
[v]  dig up for reburial or for medical investigation; of dead bodies
 

DISINTER is a 8 letter word that starts with D.

 

 Synonyms: exhume
 
 See Also: dig up, excavate, turn up

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Dis`in*ter"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disinterred}; p.
pr. & vb. n. {Disinterring}.]
1. To take out of the grave or tomb; to unbury; to exhume; to
   dig up.

2. To bring out, as from a grave or hiding place; to bring
   from obscurity into view. --Addison.

 

 

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