Disinter — Dis in*ter , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disinterred}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disinterring}.] 1. To take out of the grave or tomb; to unbury; to exhume; to dig up. [1913 Webster] 2. To bring out, as from a grave or hiding place; to bring from obscurity into… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
disinter — 1610s, from Fr. désenterrer (15c.), from dés (see DIS (Cf. dis )) + enterrer to inter (see INTER (Cf. inter)). Related: Disinterred … Etymology dictionary
disinter — ► VERB (disinterred, disinterring) ▪ dig up (something buried). DERIVATIVES disinterment noun … English terms dictionary
disinter — [dis΄in tʉr′] vt. disinterred, disinterring [Fr désenterrer: see DIS & INTER] 1. to remove from a grave, tomb, etc.; dig up; exhume 2. to bring (something hidden) to light disinterment n … English World dictionary
disinter — UK [ˌdɪsɪnˈtɜː(r)] / US [ˌdɪsɪnˈtɜr] verb [transitive] Word forms disinter : present tense I/you/we/they disinter he/she/it disinters present participle disinterring past tense disinterred past participle disinterred 1) to dig a dead body out of… … English dictionary
disinter — [[t]dɪ̱sɪntɜ͟ː(r)[/t]] disinters, disinterring, disinterred 1) VERB: usu passive When a dead body is disinterred, it is dug up from out of the ground. [be V ed] The bones were disinterred and moved to a burial site. 2) VERB If you disinter… … English dictionary
disinter — transitive verb Date: 1611 1. to take out of the grave or tomb 2. to bring back into awareness or prominence; also to bring to light ; unearth • disinterment noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
disinter — disinterment, n. /dis in terr /, v.t., disinterred, disinterring. 1. to take out of the place of interment; exhume; unearth. 2. to bring from obscurity into view: The actor s autobiography disinterred a past era. [1605 15; DIS 1 + INTER] * * * … Universalium
disinter — verb /dɪsɪnˈtɛː(r)/ a) To take out of the grave or tomb; to unbury; to exhume; to dig up. At this moment, however, the rooms bore every mark of having been recently and hurriedly ransacked; clothes lay about the floor, with their pockets inside… … Wiktionary
disinter — dis·in·ter .dis ən tər vt to take out of the grave or tomb dis·in·ter·ment mənt n … Medical dictionary
