exhume
pronunciation
How to pronounce exhume in British English:
UK [eksˈhjuːm , ɪɡˈzjuːm]
How to pronounce exhume in American English:
US [ɪɡˈzuːm]
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- Verb:
- dig up for reburial or for medical investigation; of dead bodies
Word Origin
- exhume (v.)
- early 15c., from Medieval Latin exhumare "to unearth" (13c.), from Latin ex- "out of" (see ex-) + humare "bury," from humus "earth" (see chthonic). An alternative form was exhumate (1540s), taken directly from Medieval Latin. Figurative use by 1819. Related: Exhumed; exhuming.
Example
- 1. To dig up or remove from a grave or tomb ; exhume .
- 2. But in 2008 , russia finally gave hungary the approval to exhume the grave site .
- 3. I allowed you to exhume that girl 's remains .
- 4. When the police exhume the corpse they discover trace of poison in it .
- 5. Kate , prepare an affidavit to exhume the body of marine corporal wade kean .