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exhume

The correct spelling is exhume.

How to pronounce exhume

/ɛks.ˈ(h)juːm/
verb

IPA: /ɛks.ˈ(h)juːm/

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The correct spelling is exhume. To dig out of the ground; to take out of a place of burial; to disinter. For example: "The archeologist exhumed artifacts from the ground with a shovel."

Usage Examples

The archeologist exhumed artifacts from the ground with a shovel.

Definition

verb

  1. 1.To dig out of the ground; to take out of a place of burial; to disinter.
  2. 2.To uncover; to bring to light.

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