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exhume in French

exhume in French is exhumer — exhume means to dig up a body that has been buried.

exhume in French

exhumer
verb
(transitive) To dig out of the ground; to take out of a place of burial; to disinter.

What does "exhume" mean?

  1. verb To dig up a body that has been buried.
    "Investigators exhumed the remains for a fresh autopsy."
  2. verb To bring something back to light after it has been hidden or forgotten.
    "The documentary exhumed old scandals nobody had thought about in decades."
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exhume in a sentence

  • Investigators exhumed the remains for a fresh autopsy.
  • The documentary exhumed old scandals nobody had thought about in decades.

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What is "exhume" in French?

"exhume" in French is exhumer. exhume means: To dig up a body that has been buried.

How do you use "exhume" in a sentence?

Example: "Investigators exhumed the remains for a fresh autopsy." In French, "exhume" is exhumer.

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