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disinter

verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ˌdɪsɪnˈtɜː(ɹ)/
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1

verb

Meaning 1

To take out of the grave or tomb.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: unbury, exhume, dig up

Antonyms: inter

2

verb

Meaning 2

To bring out, as from a grave or hiding place; to bring from obscurity into view.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: figuratively, transitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

dig up for reburial or for medical investigation; of dead bodies

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: exhume

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: excavate, dig up, turn up

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh1 Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Old French des- Middle French des- French dés- French enterrer French désenterrerbor. English disinter Borrowed from French désenterrer.

Across languages

Translations

27 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: изравям (izravjam) — To take out of the grave or tomb; to unbury; to exhume; to dig up
  • Bulgarian: ексхумирам (ekshumiram) — To take out of the grave or tomb; to unbury; to exhume; to dig up
  • Catalan: desenterrar — To take out of the grave or tomb; to unbury; to exhume; to dig up
  • Finnish: kaivaa ylös — To take out of the grave or tomb; to unbury; to exhume; to dig up
  • French: déterrer — To take out of the grave or tomb; to unbury; to exhume; to dig up
  • Galician: desenterrar — To take out of the grave or tomb; to unbury; to exhume; to dig up
  • Hawaiian: huaʻi — To take out of the grave or tomb; to unbury; to exhume; to dig up
  • Ido: dessepultar — To take out of the grave or tomb; to unbury; to exhume; to dig up
  • Ido: ekterigar — To take out of the grave or tomb; to unbury; to exhume; to dig up
  • Irish: dí-adhlaic — To take out of the grave or tomb; to unbury; to exhume; to dig up
  • Italian: esumare — To take out of the grave or tomb; to unbury; to exhume; to dig up
  • Manx: jee-oanluckey — To take out of the grave or tomb; to unbury; to exhume; to dig up
  • Māori: huaki — To take out of the grave or tomb; to unbury; to exhume; to dig up
  • Māori: hahu — To take out of the grave or tomb; to unbury; to exhume; to dig up
  • Māori: ehu — To take out of the grave or tomb; to unbury; to exhume; to dig up
  • Portuguese: desenterrar — To take out of the grave or tomb; to unbury; to exhume; to dig up
  • Portuguese: exumar — To take out of the grave or tomb; to unbury; to exhume; to dig up
  • Romanian: dezgropa — To take out of the grave or tomb; to unbury; to exhume; to dig up
  • Russian: выкапывать (vykapyvatʹ) — To take out of the grave or tomb; to unbury; to exhume; to dig up
  • Russian: эксгуми́ровать (eksgumírovatʹ) — To take out of the grave or tomb; to unbury; to exhume; to dig up
  • Spanish: desenterrar — To take out of the grave or tomb; to unbury; to exhume; to dig up
  • Armenian: փորել (pʻorel) — To bring out, as from a grave or hiding place; to bring from obscurity into view
  • Finnish: kaivaa esiin — To bring out, as from a grave or hiding place; to bring from obscurity into view
  • Italian: dissotterrare — To bring out, as from a grave or hiding place; to bring from obscurity into view
  • Portuguese: desenterrar — To bring out, as from a grave or hiding place; to bring from obscurity into view
  • Russian: откапывать (otkapyvatʹ) — To bring out, as from a grave or hiding place; to bring from obscurity into view
  • Russian: отрыва́ть (otryvátʹ) — To bring out, as from a grave or hiding place; to bring from obscurity into view