disinter
Unearth a corpse
To disinter is to dig up something buried, especially a corpse: The body was disinterred for a second autopsy.
The word extends to uncovering forgotten or hidden things: Researchers disinterred documents that had been sealed for decades.
The opposite of inter.
Reveal what's hidden
- exposeMake known publicly
- unearthExcavate or reveal hidden
- disclosureAct of revealing information
- secretsConcealed information
truth · hidden · concealed · suppressed · scandal · coverup · investigation · inquiry
Serious and worrying
- tombUnderground chamber for remains
- cemeteryPlace for interring remains
- coffinBurial container for remains
- remainsContinues in place
corpse · burial · crypt · mausoleum · sepulcher · graveyard · cadaver · ossuary
Act of unearthing
- artifactsHuman-made historical objects
- stratigraphyStudy of rock layers
- siteDesignated location
- digUnearth by shoveling
tombs · ruins · relics · antiquities · trowel · potsherds · carbon-dating · prehistoric
No longer recalled
- neglectedNot given proper attention
- overlookedNot noticed or considered
- lostUnable to navigate
- abandonedLeft behind completely
buried · obscured · archives · manuscripts · records · documents · evidence · correspondence
uncover
Reveal what's hidden
- exposeMake known publicly
- unearthExcavate or reveal hidden
- disclosureAct of revealing information
secrets · truth · hidden · concealed · suppressed · scandal · coverup · investigation · inquiry · probe
grave
Serious and worrying
- tombUnderground chamber for remains
- cemeteryPlace for interring remains
- coffinBurial container for remains
remains · corpse · burial · crypt · mausoleum · sepulcher · graveyard · cadaver · ossuary · reburial
excavation
Act of unearthing
- artifactsHuman-made historical objects
- stratigraphyStudy of rock layers
- siteDesignated location
dig · tombs · ruins · relics · antiquities · trowel · potsherds · carbon-dating · prehistoric · neolithic
forgotten
No longer recalled
- neglectedNot given proper attention
- overlookedNot noticed or considered
- lostUnable to navigate
abandoned · buried · obscured · archives · manuscripts · records · documents · evidence · correspondence · papers
- dig outunearth, excavate, burrow, tunnel, shovel
- excavationdig, excavation, excavating, excavator, digging
- funeral ritesfuneral, bury, burial, funeral mass, burial rites