disinter

UK: /ˌdɪsɪnˈtɜː^r/ US: /ˌdɪsɪnˈtɝ/ ,(dis′in tûr′)

Inflections of 'disinter' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

disinters

v 3rd person singular

disinterring

v pres p

disinterred

v past

disinterred

v past p

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

dis•in•ter /ˌdɪsɪnˈtɜr/   v. [~ + object] , -terred, -ter•ring. 

1. to take up or dig out of the place of burial;
   exhume:
   The corpse was disinterred and re-examined by the coroner.
2. to bring (something) once absent back into view:
   The committee disinterred a few old studies done by their predecessors to prove their point.

dis•in•ter•ment, n. [uncountable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

dis•in•ter  (dis′in tûr′), v.t., -terred, -ter•ring. 

1. to take out of the place of interment;
   exhume;
   unearth.
2. to bring from obscurity into view:
   The actor's autobiography disinterred a past era.

• dis-¹ + inter 1605–15

dis′in•ter′ment, n. 

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disinter / ˌdɪsɪnˈtɜː/ verb ( -ters, -terring, -terred)(transitive)

1. to remove or dig up; exhume
2. to bring (a secret, hidden facts, etc) to light; expose

ˌdisinˈterment noun