Disinter: meaning, definitions and examples
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disinter
[ ˌdɪs.ɪnˈtɜːr ]
Translations
Translations of the word "disinter" in other languages:
🇵🇹 exumar
🇮🇳 उत्खनन करना
🇩🇪 ausgraben
🇮🇩 menggali kembali
🇺🇦 екгумувати
🇵🇱 ekshumować
🇯🇵 掘り返す
🇫🇷 exhumer
🇪🇸 exhumar
🇹🇷 mezardan çıkarmak
🇰🇷 발굴하다
🇸🇦 نبش
🇨🇿 exhumovat
🇸🇰 exhumovať
🇨🇳 掘出
🇸🇮 izkopati
🇮🇸 grafa upp
🇰🇿 эксгумациялау
🇬🇪 ამოღება
🇦🇿 ekshumasiya etmək
🇲🇽 exhumar
Word origin
The word 'disinter' originated from the Latin word 'disinterre', which is a combination of 'dis-' (meaning 'apart') and 'interre' (meaning 'to bury'). The term has been used since the 17th century in English to refer to the act of uncovering something buried, particularly in a legal or archaeological context.
See also: disinterring, inter, interact, interim, interject, interlude, interment, interval.