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to exhume
01
to dig out a corpse from the ground, especially from a grave, for examination, reburial, or other purposes
Transitive: to exhume a corpse or grace
Grammatical Information
Composition
derived
action verb
regular
present tense
exhume
3rd person singular
exhumes
present participle
exhuming
past simple
exhumed
past participle
exhumed
Examples
Forensic experts may exhume a body to conduct further investigations.
