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exhume in German

exhume in German is exhumieren — exhume means to dig up a body that has been buried.

exhume in German

exhumieren
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.
    "Memorial was permeated by a sense of mission, a moral imperative to exhume the truth and display it to the eyes of its compatriots, whatever feelings of shame, outrage, denial, or shock might ensue."
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exhume in a sentence

  • Investigators exhumed the remains for a fresh autopsy.
  • Memorial was permeated by a sense of mission, a moral imperative to exhume the truth and display it to the eyes of its compatriots, whatever feelings of shame, outrage, denial, or shock might ensue.
  • Long dead traditions are exhumed just for the tourists.

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What is "exhume" in German?
"exhume" in German is exhumieren. 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 German, "exhume" is exhumieren.
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