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uncharnel

uncharnel verb: to remove from a charnel house; to raise from the grave; to exhume.

Verb

uncharnel (third-person singular simple present uncharnels, present participle (US) uncharneling or (UK) uncharnelling, simple past and past participle (US) uncharneled or (UK) uncharnelled)

  1. (archaic, transitive) To remove from a charnel house; to raise from the grave; to exhume.
    • Whom wouldst thou uncharnel?1817, Lord Byron, Manfred

Forms of uncharnel

third-person singular presentuncharnels
present participle USuncharneling
present participle UKuncharnelling
past participle USuncharneled
past USuncharneled
past participle UKuncharnelled
past UKuncharnelled

Origin of uncharnel

From un- + charnel.

Questions about uncharnel

What does uncharnel mean?
Uncharnel means to remove from a charnel house; to raise from the grave; to exhume.
What part of speech is uncharnel?
Uncharnel is a verb.
What is the past tense of uncharnel?
The past tense of uncharnel is uncharneled.

Words near uncharnel in the dictionary

  1. uncharm
  2. uncharmable
  3. uncharmed
  4. uncharming
  5. uncharms
  6. uncharnel
  7. uncharnelled
  8. uncharnelling
  9. uncharnels
  10. uncharred
  11. unchartable

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