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Definition of Exhume
1. Verb. Dig up for reburial or for medical investigation; of dead bodies.
Generic synonyms: Dig Up, Excavate, Turn Up
Derivative terms: Disinterment, Exhumation
Definition of Exhume
1. v. t. To dig out of the ground; to take out of a place of burial; to disinter.
Definition of Exhume
1. Verb. To dig out of the ground; to take out of a place of burial; to disinter. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Exhume
1. to dig out of the earth [v -HUMED, -HUMING, -HUMES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Exhume
Literary usage of Exhume
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Codes and Statutes of California, as Amended and in Force at the Close by California, Frank P. Deering (1886)
"Any person or persons who shall disinter, exhume, or remove, or cause to be
disinterred, exhumed, or removed, from a grave, vault, or other receptacle or ..."
2. General Laws of California, as Amended Up to the End of the Session of 1903 by California, Walter Scott Brann (1903)
"It shall be unlawful to disinter or exhume a grave, vault, ... Permits to disinter
or exhume the bod remains of deceased persons and to transport the or to ..."
3. General Laws of California as Amended Up to the End of the Session of 1899 by California, James Henry Deering (1899)
"Permits to disinter or exhume the bodies or remains of deceased persons and to
transport the same, or to exhume, or to transport, as in the last section ..."
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