rebury
Return to earth
To rebury is to bury again—to inter remains or objects that have been exhumed or disturbed.
The word appears most often in contexts of relocated graves, repatriated remains, or archaeological finds returned to the earth: The tribe fought to rebury the ancestral bones.
After the DNA testing, they reburied the soldier with full honors.
Unbury the dead
- disinterUnbury the dead
- unearthExcavate or reveal hidden
- excavateRemove earth systematically
- digUnearth by shoveling
shovel · soil · remains · skeleton · coffin · casket · crypt · tombstone
Service honoring the dead
- memorialThing preserving remembrance
- processionFormal moving line
- ceremonyFormal event marking occasions
- eulogyTribute for the dead
tribute · honoring · commemoration · service · wake · vigil · requiem · last rites
Restoration of health
- acceptanceConsent to receive
- peaceFreedom from disturbance
- finalityState of conclusive completion
- resolutionFormal decision or determination
moving on · reconciliation · farewell · letting go · solace · consolation · catharsis · release
exhume
Unbury the dead
dig · shovel · soil · remains · skeleton · coffin · casket · crypt · tombstone · graveyard
funeral
Service honoring the dead
- memorialThing preserving remembrance
- processionFormal moving line
- ceremonyFormal event marking occasions
eulogy · tribute · honoring · commemoration · service · wake · vigil · requiem · last rites · pallbearers
healing
Restoration of health
- acceptanceConsent to receive
- peaceFreedom from disturbance
- finalityState of conclusive completion
resolution · moving on · reconciliation · farewell · letting go · solace · consolation · catharsis · release · completion
ancestors
Those from whom one descends
tribute · commemoration · genealogy · forebears · honor · memorial · descendants · lineage · history · family