EXHUMING Synonyms
There are 3 hypernyms of the word exhuming. (close relations)
Definition of EXHUMING
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exhumation | nounn | |||||||
noun • the act of digging something up out of the ground (especially a corpse) where it has been buried | ||||||||
raising | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the event of something being raised upward • the properties acquired as a consequence of the way you were treated as a child • helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community adjective satellite • increasing in quantity or value | ||||||||
disinterring | verbv | |||||||
verb • dig up for reburial or for medical investigation; of dead bodies | ||||||||
excavating | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
verb • recover through digging • find by digging in the ground • form by hollowing • remove the inner part or the core of | ||||||||
retrieving | verbv | |||||||
verb • get or find back; recover the use of • go for and bring back • run after, pick up, and bring to the master • recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection | ||||||||
unearthing | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
verb • discover by investigation • recover through digging | ||||||||
disinter | verbv | |||||||
verb • dig up for reburial or for medical investigation; of dead bodies | ||||||||
unearth | verbv | |||||||
verb • discover by investigation • recover through digging | ||||||||
unbury | verbv | |||||||
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dig up | verbv | |||||||
verb • find by digging in the ground • remove, harvest, or recover by digging |