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Pronunciation / Transliteration: /e.zuˈmaɾ/
"O tribunal autorizou a exumar os restos mortais."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To dig out (something buried, especially a corpse) from the ground.
"The forensic team obtained a court order to exhume the body for further testing." - 2
To cast out or bring to light again after a period of obscurity or oblivion.
"The historian managed to exhume long-forgotten documents from the municipal archives."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin prefix ex- (out of) and humus (earth, ground), entering English in the late 16th century via French exhumer. Originally denoting the literal digging up of a body from a grave, it has since extended metaphorically to uncovering or reviving forgotten facts or ideas.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Exhume" is said worldwide
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exhumer
Transliteration: ɛɡ.zy.me
"La police a décidé d'exhumer le corps pour l'autopsie."
exhumieren
Transliteration: /ɛks.huˈmiː.ʁən/
"Die Behörden beschlossen, die Leiche zu exhumieren."
esumare
Transliteration: /e.zuˈma.re/
"Il giudice ha ordinato di esumare i resti."
exhumar
Transliteration: /eks.uˈmaɾ/
"Fue necesario exhumar el cadáver para esclarecer la causa de la muerte."
exumar
Transliteration: /e.zuˈmaɾ/
"O tribunal autorizou a exumar os restos mortais."
शव निकालना
Transliteration: shav nikalna
"जांच के लिए शव को बाहर निकालने का आदेश दिया गया।"
掘出
Transliteration: jué chū
"法医决定掘出尸体以查明死因。"
발굴하다
Transliteration: bal-gul-ha-da
"경찰은 시신을 발굴하기로 결정했습니다."
掘り起こす
Transliteration: horiokosu
"警察は死体を掘り起こす許可を得た。"
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