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TOEFL BNC: 33187 COCA: 20069

exhume

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
exhume /ɪgˈzuːm/ Brit /ɪgˈzjuːm/ verb
exhumes; exhumed; exhuming
exhume
/ɪgˈzuːm/ Brit /ɪgˈzjuːm/
verb
exhumes; exhumed; exhuming
Learner's definition of EXHUME
[+ object] formal
: to remove (a body) from the place where it is buried挖出,掘出(尸体)

— exhumation

/ˌɛkshjuˈmeɪʃən/ noun, plural exhumations [count, noncount]
TOEFL BNC: 33187 COCA: 20069

exhume

verb

ex·​hume ig-ˈzüm How to pronounce exhume (audio)
igz-ˈyüm,
iks-ˈ(h)yüm
exhumed; exhuming

transitive verb

1
: disinter
exhume a body
2
: to bring back from neglect or obscurity
exhumed a great deal of information from the archives
exhumation
ˌeks-(h)yü-ˈmā-shən How to pronounce exhume (audio)
ˌeg-zü-
ˌegz-yü-
noun
exhumer
ig-ˈzü-mər How to pronounce exhume (audio)
igz-ˈyü-
iks-ˈ(h)yü-
noun

Synonyms

Example Sentences

the remains of John Paul Jones were exhumed in Paris and transported with great ceremony to the U.S. Naval Academy
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Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Medieval Latin exhumare, from Latin ex out of + humus earth — more at ex-, humble

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of exhume was in the 15th century
TOEFL BNC: 33187 COCA: 20069

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