exhume

• Exhumer, déterrer ou extraire quelque chose, en particulier un corps, de la terre ; déterrer.

A verb meaning to dig out or remove something, especially a dead body, from the ground; to unearth.

1. Dig up a bodyC1formal

   To remove a dead body from the ground, especially for investigation or reburial.

   Exhumer

   • The police obtained a court order to exhume the remains.
   • Archaeologists exhumed the ancient burial site carefully.
   • The family decided to exhume the body for a second autopsy.

   Synonymesdig updisinterunearth

   Antonymesburyentombinhumeinter

2. Bring to lightC2formal

   To uncover or reveal something that was hidden or forgotten.

   Exhumer (au sens figuré)

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

   Synonymesdig updisinterresurrectrevealuncoverunearth

   Antonymesburyconcealhidesuppress