disinter

/ˌdɪsɪnˈtɜr/
verb
  1. To dig up a dead body from a grave.
    • Workers disinterred the coffin to move it to a new cemetery.
    • A court order was needed to disinter the remains for the investigation.
    • The archaeologists carefully disinterred the ancient skeleton.
  2. To bring something hidden or forgotten back to public attention.
    • The journalist disinterred old documents that proved the scandal.
    • The historian disinterred a forgotten diary from the archives.
    • She disinterred a long-lost family recipe from her grandmother's trunk.
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