disinter
/ˌdɪsɪnˈtɜr/
verb
- 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.
- 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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