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disinterred

disinterred is the simple past and past participle of disinter.

Meaning of disinter

Verb

disinter (third-person singular simple present disinters, present participle disinterring, simple past and past participle disinterred)

  1. (transitive) To take out of the grave or tomb.
    Synonyms:
    unbury, exhume, dig up
    Antonyms:
    inter
  2. (figuratively, transitive) To bring out, as from a grave or hiding place; to bring from obscurity into view.
    • Why disinter dead faith from mouldering hidden?1870, James Thomson, The City of Dreadful Night

Questions about disinterred

What is disinterred the simple past and past participle of?
Disinterred is the simple past and past participle of disinter.

Words near disinterred in the dictionary

  1. disintermediations
  2. disintermediator
  3. disintermediators
  4. disinterment
  5. disinterments
  6. disinterred
  7. disinterring
  8. disinters
  9. disinthral
  10. disinthrall
  11. disinthralled

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