exhumer

exhume, disinter

verb eg-zy-MEH Rare

Origin: From Latin 'exhumare' (ex- out + humus ground).

Also means

bring to light (old information)

Usage Note

Exhumer primarily means to dig up a buried body, typically for a legal investigation or reburial. Figuratively it means to unearth forgotten documents, ideas, or stories. The noun exhumation refers to the act of disinterment, and its antonym is inhumer (to inter, to bury).

Examples

"Les enquêteurs ont exhumé le corps."

Natural Translation

The investigators exhumed the body.

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