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exhumer

Pronunciation: /ɛɡ.zy.me/

“exhumer” is a French word. Its meaning in English:

verb

to exhume

In French

Déterrer le cadavre d’une personne.
Extraire du sol; déterrer.
Rappeler des choses oubliées depuis longtemps.
Sortir une chose rangée depuis longtemps.

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin exhumāre, from Latin ex- + humō (“to bury”).

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