| Pronunciation: | | ig'zoom
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[v] dig up for reburial or for medical investigation; of dead bodies |
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EXHUME is a 6 letter word that starts with E. |
| | Synonyms: | | disinter |
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| | See Also: | | dig up, excavate, turn up |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Ex*hume"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Exhumed}p. pr. & vb. n..
{Exhuming}.] [LL. exhumare; L. ex out + humus ground, soil:
cf. F. exhumer. See {Humble}.]
To dig out of the ground; to take out of a place of burial;
to disinter. --Mantell.
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