disinter
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dis·in·ter
(dĭs′ĭn-tûr′)tr.v. dis·in·terred, dis·in·ter·ring, dis·in·ters
1. To dig up or remove from a grave or tomb; exhume.
2. To bring to public notice; disclose.
dis′in·ter′ment n.
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disinter
(ˌdɪsɪnˈtɜː)vb (tr) , -ters, -terring or -terred
1. to remove or dig up; exhume
2. to bring (a secret, hidden facts, etc) to light; expose
ˌdisinˈterment n
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dis•in•ter
(ˌdɪs ɪnˈtɜr)v.t. -terred, -ter•ring.
1. to take out of the place of interment; exhume; unearth.
2. to bring from obscurity into view.
[1605–15]
dis`in•ter′ment, n.
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disinter
Past participle: disinterred
Gerund: disinterring
| Imperative |
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| disinter |
| disinter |
| Present |
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| I disinter |
| you disinter |
| he/she/it disinters |
| we disinter |
| you disinter |
| they disinter |
| Preterite |
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| I disinterred |
| you disinterred |
| he/she/it disinterred |
| we disinterred |
| you disinterred |
| they disinterred |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am disinterring |
| you are disinterring |
| he/she/it is disinterring |
| we are disinterring |
| you are disinterring |
| they are disinterring |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have disinterred |
| you have disinterred |
| he/she/it has disinterred |
| we have disinterred |
| you have disinterred |
| they have disinterred |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was disinterring |
| you were disinterring |
| he/she/it was disinterring |
| we were disinterring |
| you were disinterring |
| they were disinterring |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had disinterred |
| you had disinterred |
| he/she/it had disinterred |
| we had disinterred |
| you had disinterred |
| they had disinterred |
| Future |
|---|
| I will disinter |
| you will disinter |
| he/she/it will disinter |
| we will disinter |
| you will disinter |
| they will disinter |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have disinterred |
| you will have disinterred |
| he/she/it will have disinterred |
| we will have disinterred |
| you will have disinterred |
| they will have disinterred |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be disinterring |
| you will be disinterring |
| he/she/it will be disinterring |
| we will be disinterring |
| you will be disinterring |
| they will be disinterring |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been disinterring |
| you have been disinterring |
| he/she/it has been disinterring |
| we have been disinterring |
| you have been disinterring |
| they have been disinterring |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been disinterring |
| you will have been disinterring |
| he/she/it will have been disinterring |
| we will have been disinterring |
| you will have been disinterring |
| they will have been disinterring |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been disinterring |
| you had been disinterring |
| he/she/it had been disinterring |
| we had been disinterring |
| you had been disinterring |
| they had been disinterring |
| Conditional |
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| I would disinter |
| you would disinter |
| he/she/it would disinter |
| we would disinter |
| you would disinter |
| they would disinter |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have disinterred |
| you would have disinterred |
| he/she/it would have disinterred |
| we would have disinterred |
| you would have disinterred |
| they would have disinterred |
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