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Verb: exhume  ig'zoom [N. Amer], eks'(h)yoom [Brit]
  1. Dig up for reburial or for medical investigation; of dead bodies
    - disinter

Derived forms: exhumes, exhumed, exhuming

See also: exhumation

Type of: dig up, excavate, turn up

Encyclopedia: Exhume