exhumed

Meanings

• Verb

  To remove (a corpse) from a grave and reinter it elsewhere.

  - "The body was exhumed for further examination."
  - "The grave was exhumed to recover the stolen jewels."

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Antonyms

bury , inhume , inter

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Synonyms

dig up , disinter , unbury , unearth

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with exhumed
tomb , gomb , bomb , comb

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Variants

List of all variants of exhumed that leads to same result
exhumation , exhumations , exhume , exhumed , exhumer , exhumers , exhumes , exhuming

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Etymology

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Originally meant 'to draw out', from Old French exhumare, from ex- 'out' + humare 'earth'.

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Trivia

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1. Exhumation is sometimes used in legal proceedings to obtain evidence or to challenge the validity of a will.

2. The oldest known exhumation is believed to be that of the Egyptian pharaoh Ramesses II, which occurred around 1250 BCE.

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Related Concepts

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1. Resurrection: The concept of exhuming a dead body and bringing it back to life.

2. Forensic Anthropology: The application of anthropology to the identification of human remains.

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Culture

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Exhumation has been a topic of interest in various forms of literature, art, and music, often depicting it as a mysterious or macabre act. In some cultures, exhumation is a common practice for religious or spiritual reasons.

How to Memorize "exhumed"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a grave being opened, and the corpse being carefully removed.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word with the image of a graveyard and the act of digging up a grave.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the phrase 'Exhume Hidden Meanings' to help remember the definition.

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