Definitions for: Exhume

[v] dig up for reburial or for medical investigation; of dead bodies

Webster (1913) Definition: Ex*hume", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Exhumedp. pr. & vb. n..
Exhuming.] [LL. exhumare; L. ex out + humus ground, soil:
cf. F. exhumer. See Humble.]
To dig out of the ground; to take out of a place of burial;
to disinter. --Mantell.

Synonyms: disinter

See Also: dig up, excavate, turn up