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Definitions for Exhume

[1] to dig (something buried, especially a dead body) out of the earth; disinter.
[2] to revive or restore after neglect or a period of forgetting; bring to light: to exhume a literary reputation; to exhume old letters.
[3] to dig up (something buried, esp a corpse); disinter
[4] to reveal; disclose; unearth don't exhume that old argument

Words related to Exhume

unearth, disclose, resurrect, reveal, disinter, disentomb, disinhume

Words nearby Exhume

exhilaration, exhilarative, exhort, exhortation, exhortative, exhume, exigeant, exigency, exigent, exigible, exiguous

Origin of Exhume

1400–50; late Middle English < Medieval Latin exhumāre, equivalent to Latin ex- ex-1 + humāre to inter

Other words from Exhume

ex·hu·ma·tion [eks-hyoo -mey -shuh  n] /ˌɛks hyʊˈmeɪ ʃən/ , noun
ex·hum·er , noun
un·ex·humed , adjective

Word origin for Exhume

C18: from Medieval Latin exhumāre, from Latin ex- 1 + humāre to bury, from humus the ground

Synonyms for Exhume

disclose, resurrect, unearth, disinter, reveal, disembalm, disentomb, disinhume, unbury, uncharnel