Looking for the meaning of the word EXHUME in English for both noun and verb forms from the Oxford Dictionary? Below, you can explore all possible meanings and definitions of EXHUME with sentence examples. You can also use the “AUDIO PRONUNCIATION” track to check the correct pronunciation in British English.
Word: Exhume
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
late Middle English: from medieval Latin exhumare, from ex- ‘out of’ + humus ‘ground’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ɛksˈhjuːm
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ɪɡˈzjuːm
Dialects: British English
Definition:
dig out (something buried, especially a corpse) from the ground
Short Definition:dig out something buried from ground
Examples:- the bodies were exhumed on the orders of a judge
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