What does exhume mean?

v. To dig up a buried body, usually to investigate the cause of death.

exhume

🇺🇸 /ɪɡˈzuːm/ 🇬🇧 /eksˈhjuːm/

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verb

To dig up a buried body, usually to investigate the cause of death.

The police exhumed the body to determine the cause of death.

To dig up a buried body, usually to investigate the cause of death.

3rd Present exhumes

Past exhumed

Perfect exhumed

Progressive exhuming