exhumate

transitive verb

ex·​hu·​mate

eksˈ(h)yüˌmāt,

egˈzü-,

egzˈyü-

-ed/-ing/-s

: exhume

Word History

Etymology

Medieval Latin exhumatus, past participle of exhumare

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