exhume
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++ex·hume /ɪɡˈzjuːm, eksˈhjuːm $ ɪɡˈzuːm, ɪkˈsjuːm/ verb [transitive] formalMHMX to remove a dead body from the ground, especially in order to check the cause of death 〔尤指为验尸而从墓内〕掘出〔尸体〕 SYN dig up —exhumation /ˌekshjʊˈmeɪʃən $ ˌekshjʊ-, ˌeɡzjʊ-/ noun [countable, uncountable]→ See Verb table
Examples from the Corpus
exhume• In particular, I was stimulated to exhume a cutting from the Daily Telegraph of 23 October 1980.• They relented when it was explained that the alternative was to exhume the bodies of other relatives.Origin exhume (1400-1500) French exhumer, from Medieval Latin exhumare, from Latin humus “earth”ex·hume verbChineseSyllable
ground, to remove the Corpus dead in especially body from a
exhume
ex‧hume /ɪɡˈzjuːm, eksˈhjuːm $ ɪɡˈzuːm, ɪkˈsjuːm/
verb [transitive]
SYN dig up
—exhumation /ˌekshjʊˈmeɪʃən $ ˌekshjʊ-, ˌeɡzjʊ-/ noun [uncountable and countable]
ex‧hume /ɪɡˈzjuːm, eksˈhjuːm $ ɪɡˈzuːm, ɪkˈsjuːm/
verb [transitive] Date: 1400-1500
Language: French
Origin: exhumer, from Medieval Latin exhumare, from Latin humus 'earth'
formal to remove a dead body from the ground, especially in order to check the cause of death Language: French
Origin: exhumer, from Medieval Latin exhumare, from Latin humus 'earth'
SYN dig up
—exhumation /ˌekshjʊˈmeɪʃən $ ˌekshjʊ-, ˌeɡzjʊ-/ noun [uncountable and countable]