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exhume

verbCommon GRE wordMore E words

to dig up something buried, or to bring back to light

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Exhume in a sentence

Here is an example sentence showing exhume in a sentence.

Investigators sought permission to exhume the body for further testing.

Synonyms
unearthdisinteruncover
Antonyms
buryinterconceal
Common questions

Questions about “exhume

Exhume (verb) means to dig up something buried, or to bring back to light
Here is exhume used in an example sentence: "Investigators sought permission to exhume the body for further testing."
Common synonyms for exhume include unearth, disinter, uncover.
Antonyms of exhume include bury, inter, conceal.
Exhume is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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