disentomb
disentomb verb: to remove from a tomb.
Verb
disentomb (third-person singular simple present disentombs, present participle disentombing, simple past and past participle disentombed)
- To remove from a tomb.
- […] the three men emerged into the open air in a queer looking depression about thirty feet deep. The sun shone into it fiercely, and the disentombed travellers were nearly blinded by its effulgence.1894, Ivan Dexter, Talmud: A Strange Narrative of Central Australia, published in serial form in Port Adelaide News and Lefevre's Peninsula Advertiser (SA), Chapter IX...
- He passed through the doorway into the back room, where several customers disentombed lost novels from the deep shelves.2003, Don DeLillo, Cosmopolis, New York: Scribner
Synonyms of disentomb
Forms of disentomb
| third-person singular present | disentombs |
|---|---|
| present participle | disentombing |
| past participle | disentombed |
| past | disentombed |
Origin of disentomb
From dis- + entomb.
Words formed from disentomb
Questions about disentomb
- What does disentomb mean?
- Disentomb means to remove from a tomb.
- What part of speech is disentomb?
- Disentomb is a verb.
- What is the past tense of disentomb?
- The past tense of disentomb is disentombed.
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