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exhumes

exhumes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of exhume.

Meaning of exhume

Verb

exhume (third-person singular simple present exhumes, present participle exhuming, simple past and past participle exhumed)

  1. (transitive) To dig out of the ground; to take out of a place of burial; to disinter.
    • The archeologist exhumed artifacts from the ground with a shovel.
  2. (figuratively, transitive) To uncover; to bring to light.
    • Long dead traditions are exhumed just for the tourists.

Questions about exhumes

What is exhumes the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Exhumes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of exhume.

Words near exhumes in the dictionary

  1. exhumatory
  2. exhume
  3. exhumed
  4. exhumer
  5. exhumers
  6. exhumes
  7. exhuming
  8. exhusband
  9. exhusbands
  10. Exi
  11. exicator

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