Antonyms for exhume
ɪgˈzum, -ˈzyum, ɛksˈhyumex·hume

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1. exhumeverb

   Antonyms:
   bury, inhume, inter

   Synonyms:
   unearth, disinter, dig up

2. exhumeverb

   To dig out of the ground; to take out of a place of burial; to disinter.

   The archeologist exhumed artifacts from the ground with a shovel.

   Synonyms:
   unearth, disinter, dig up

   Antonyms:
   bury, inhume, inter

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1. exhume

   Antonyms:
   bury, cloak, conceal, cover, disguise, dissemble, entomb, hide, inter, mask, overwhelm, screen, secrete, suppress, veil

   Synonyms:
   admit, advertise, avow, betray, confess, disclose, discover, disinter, divulge, exhibit, expose, lay bare, lay open, make known, reveal, manifest, promulgate, publish, raise, show, tell, uncover, unmask, unveil

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1. • Dig Up

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1. disinter, exhumeverb

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

   Synonyms:
   disinter

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1. exhumeverb

   Synonyms:
   disinter, disentomb

How to use exhume in a sentence?

1. Anuchon Chamat:

   There are at least 30 graves that have been place marked. We exhumed four bodies today and will continue to exhume bodies.

2. Adrian Toole:

   We are looking into taking legal action against EA - not of course to exhume and re-organize the burial, that's done - but to make sure we secure a leading role in planning for a future memorial, eA are clearly on a corporate strategy to 'tidy up' the remaining issues so as to get the whole episode out of the public eye.

3. Deputy Mayor Glen:

   New York City is not about deleting history, new York City is about filling out the American story. These women have always been part of New York City, we just want to exhume their achievements from the coffin of history.

4. Police Khalid Abu Bakar:

   The first team of our officers has arrived in the area this morning to exhume the bodies.

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