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Keywords: Exhume, Dig, Grave, Tomb, Burial

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To take out of the grave or tomb; to unbury; to exhume; to dig up.

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To bring out, as from a grave or hiding place; to bring from obscurity into view.

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To dig up or remove from a grave or tomb; exhume. close window resize type

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

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Also Exhume. To dig up the remains from the burial place. This may occur when a family wishes to re-bury the remains in a family plot or move them to another cemetery.

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See exhume.

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To remove the remains from the burial place; to dig up.

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