disinter

• Exhumer ou retirer quelque chose d'une tombe ou de la terre ; déterrer.

A verb meaning to dig up or remove something from a grave or from the ground; to unearth.

1. Exhume a bodyC2formal

   To dig up or remove a corpse from a grave.

   Exhumer un corps

   • The court ordered the body to be disinterred for further investigation.
   • Archaeologists disinterred the remains of an ancient king.
   • The family decided to disinter the remains and move them to a new cemetery.

   Synonymesdig upexhumeunearth

   Antonymesburyentombinter

2. Bring to lightC2formal

   To uncover or reveal something that has been hidden or forgotten.

   mettre au jour

   • The journalist disinterred old documents that proved the scandal.
   • The historian disinterred long-lost letters from the archive.
   • The investigation disinterred evidence that had been buried for decades.

   Synonymesdig updredge upexposeresurrectretrieverevealuncoverunearth

   Antonymesburyconcealhidesuppress