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disinter

 
(dĭs'ĭn-tûr') pronunciation
tr.v., -terred, -ter·ring, -ters.
  1. To dig up or remove from a grave or tomb; exhume.
  2. To bring to public notice; disclose.
disinterment dis'in·ter'ment n.

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IN BRIEF: v. - Dig up for reburial or for medical investigation.

Tutor's tip: They had to "disinter" (to remove a body from a grave) the body to determine whether the cause of death was "dysentery" (a serious disease of the lower intestine) or cancer.

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - opgrave, grave frem, finde frem med besvær

Nederlands (Dutch)
opgraven, aan het licht brengen

Français (French)
v. tr. - déterrer, exhumer

Deutsch (German)
v. - ausgraben, ans Licht bringen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - εκταφιάζω (κν. ξεθάβω, ξεχώνω)

Italiano (Italian)
esumare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - desenterrar

Русский (Russian)
эксгумировать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - desenterrar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - gräva upp (ur jord)

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
掘出, 显露, 发掘

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 掘出, 顯露, 發掘

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 발굴하다, 끄집어 내다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 掘り出す, 発掘する, 明るみに出す

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) ينبش قبرا, يخرج الى النور‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮הוציא מן הקבר, חשף‬


 
 
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