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Exhume and Humation Definitions

Exhume

To remove from a grave; disinter.

Humation

(archaic) burial, internment, inhumation; by association, death

Exhume

To bring to light, especially after a period of obscurity.

Humation

Interment; inhumation.

Exhume

(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.
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Exhume

To uncover; to bring to light.

Exhume

To dig out of the ground; to take out of a place of burial; to disinter.

Exhume

Dig up for reburial or for medical investigation; of dead bodies

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