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Definition of exhume

exhume

/ɪɡˈzjuːm/
ex · hume
Past Simple:exhumed
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Past Participle:exhumed
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Present Participle:exhuming
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exhume Lexical Profile

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• verb

1

To dig out and remove something (especially a buried human body or corpse) from the ground.

Example

"The authorities received a court order to exhume the remains for further forensic testing."

2

To bring back from obscurity or neglect; to reveal or restore to public notice.

Example

"The historian spent years in the archives trying to exhume forgotten letters from the nineteenth century."

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• Rhymes for exhume

• Nearby Words

exhortation
exhorter
exhumation
exhume
exhumer
exile
exist

Word Origin & Etymology

Borrowed in the late Middle English period from Medieval Latin exhumare, formed from the prefix ex- ('out of') and humus ('ground' or 'earth').

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Exhume. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/exhume
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