disinter
verb
dis·in·ter
ˌdis-in-ˈtər 
disinterred; disinterring; disinters
1
: to take out of the grave or tomb
2
: to bring back into awareness or prominence
also
: to bring to light : unearth
Examples of disinter in a Sentence
The body was disinterred for further study.
the Egyptian mummy was carefully disinterred
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Houston wanted to have Jennie disinterred and reburied at the family plot.
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Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 11 Nov. 2024
Conceal a human corpse knowing it to be illegally disinterred.
—Marley Malenfant, Austin American-Statesman, 6 Mar. 2024
Before Orion could disinter his fawn, though, he’d been run off by a bear.
—Ben Goldfarb, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Oct. 2024
The Department of Defense had undertaken the arduous task of disinterring and sorting through the commingled skeletons.
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Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 11 Nov. 2024
Conceal a human corpse knowing it to be illegally disinterred.
—Marley Malenfant, Austin American-Statesman, 6 Mar. 2024
Before Orion could disinter his fawn, though, he’d been run off by a bear.
—Ben Goldfarb, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Oct. 2024
The Department of Defense had undertaken the arduous task of disinterring and sorting through the commingled skeletons.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2024
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disinter
verb
dis·in·ter
ˌdis-ᵊn-ˈtər
1
: to take out of the grave or tomb
2
: to bring back into awareness : unearth
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