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10 Language-to-English DictionariesDisinter
/ˌdɪs.ɪnˈtɜːr/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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To dig up something that has been buried, especially a corpse.
"The authorities decided to disinter the body for further forensic examination."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the 16th-century French word 'désenterrer', combining the Latin prefix 'dis-' (denoting removal or reversal) and 'terra' (meaning earth or land). It entered Middle English to describe the specific act of digging up something that had been buried, particularly a corpse.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Disinter" is said worldwide
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exhumer
Transliteration: exhumer
"La police a demandé d'exhumer le corps."
exhumieren
Transliteration: exhumieren
"Der Leichnam wurde exhumiert, um die Todesursache zu klären."
esumare
Transliteration: esumare
"Hanno dovuto esumare la salma per nuove indagini."
exhumar
Transliteration: exhumar
"El juez ordenó exhumar los restos del escritor."
exumar
Transliteration: exumar
"Eles planejam exumar o corpo na próxima semana."
कبر से निकालना
Transliteration: kabr se nikalna
Script: कबर से निकालना
"जांच के लिए शव को कब्र से निकाला गया।"
掘出
Transliteration: jué chū
"法医决定掘出遗体以确定死因。"
발굴하다
Transliteration: bal-gul-ha-da
"경찰은 시신을 발굴하기로 결정했습니다."
掘り起こす
Transliteration: horiokosu
"警察は遺体を掘り起こす許可を得た。"
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