Definition of "exhume" [ex•hume]

• To remove from a grave; disinter. (verb-transitive)
• To bring to light, especially after a period of obscurity. (verb-transitive)

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• "His uncollected journalism can "exhume" the social good that Jack London did."
• "He said in the event of a proper burial being impractical - such as in the case of a mine disaster - traditional healers could be called in to "exhume" the lost spirits."
• "Bozo The Neoclown says: ten bucks says pattycakes would fellate saint ronnie if we were to exhume to corpse."