"exhume" meaning in English

See exhume in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ɛksˈ(h)juːm/ [UK], /ɪɡˈzjuːm/ [UK], /ɛkˈs(j)um/ [US], /ɪɡˈz(j)um/ [US] Audio: en-us-exhume.ogg Forms: exhumes [present, singular, third-person], exhuming [participle, present], exhumed [participle, past], exhumed [past]
Rhymes: -uːm Etymology: From Medieval Latin exhumō, from Latin ex- + humō (“to bury”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ML.|exhumō}} Medieval Latin exhumō, {{der|en|la|ex-}} Latin ex- Head templates: {{en-verb}} exhume (third-person singular simple present exhumes, present participle exhuming, simple past and past participle exhumed)
  1. (transitive) To dig out of the ground; to take out of a place of burial; to disinter. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Burial Translations (To dig out of the ground; to take out of a place of burial; to disinter): արտաշիրիմել (artaširimel) (Armenian), dizgrop (Aromanian), изра́вям (izrávjam) (Bulgarian), ексхуми́рам (ekshumíram) (Bulgarian), exhumar (Catalan), 發掘 (Chinese Mandarin), 发掘 (fājué) (Chinese Mandarin), exhumovat [perfective] (Czech), opgraven (Dutch), kaivaa ylös (Finnish), exhumer (French), desenterrar (Galician), exhumar (Galician), exhumieren (German), kiás (Hungarian), kihantol (Hungarian), exhumál (Hungarian), grafa upp (Icelandic), ekterigar (Ido), dessepultar (Ido), dí-adhlaic (Irish), esumare (Italian), 掘り出す (horidasu) (alt: ほりだす) (Japanese), 掘り起こす (horiokosu) (alt: ほりおこす) (Japanese), 発掘する (hakkutsu suru) (alt: はっくつする) (Japanese), hahu (Maori), ehu (Maori), ekshumować (Polish), exumar (Portuguese), desenterrar (Portuguese), exhuma (Romanian), deshuma (Romanian), dezgropa (Romanian), эксгуми́ровать (eksgumírovatʹ) [imperfective, perfective] (Russian), выка́пывать (vykápyvatʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), вы́копать (výkopatʹ) [perfective] (Russian), вырыва́ть (vyryvátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), вы́рыть (výrytʹ) [perfective] (Russian), exhumar (Spanish), gräva upp (Swedish), exhumera (Swedish), ексгумува́ти (ekshumuváty) [imperfective, perfective] (Ukrainian), coir (Walloon), datgladdu (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-exhume-en-verb-ArtukNOw Disambiguation of Burial: 100 0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Aromanian translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Icelandic translations, Terms with Ido translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations, Terms with Walloon translations, Terms with Welsh translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 67 33 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 72 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 78 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Aromanian translations: 78 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 77 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 78 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 80 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 71 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 78 22 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 71 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 78 22 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 78 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 78 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Icelandic translations: 78 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Ido translations: 78 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 78 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 77 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 77 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 71 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 78 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 73 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 79 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 78 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 77 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 74 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 77 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 78 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Walloon translations: 78 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Welsh translations: 70 30 Disambiguation of 'To dig out of the ground; to take out of a place of burial; to disinter': 98 2
  2. (transitive, figurative) To uncover; to bring to light. Tags: figuratively, transitive Translations (to uncover, bring to light): paljastaa (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-exhume-en-verb-MGvTKrBs Disambiguation of 'to uncover, bring to light': 6 94
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: dig up, disinter, unbury, unearth Derived forms: exhumation, exhumer

Inflected forms

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        "To dig out of the ground; to take out of a place of burial; to disinter."
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        "(transitive) To dig out of the ground; to take out of a place of burial; to disinter."
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          "_dis1": "98 2",
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          "roman": "artaširimel",
          "sense": "To dig out of the ground; to take out of a place of burial; to disinter",
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          "sense": "To dig out of the ground; to take out of a place of burial; to disinter",
          "word": "изра́вям"
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          "sense": "To dig out of the ground; to take out of a place of burial; to disinter",
          "word": "ексхуми́рам"
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          "sense": "To dig out of the ground; to take out of a place of burial; to disinter",
          "word": "exhumar"
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          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "To dig out of the ground; to take out of a place of burial; to disinter",
          "word": "發掘"
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          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "cmn",
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          "roman": "fājué",
          "sense": "To dig out of the ground; to take out of a place of burial; to disinter",
          "word": "发掘"
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          "sense": "To dig out of the ground; to take out of a place of burial; to disinter",
          "tags": [
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          "sense": "To dig out of the ground; to take out of a place of burial; to disinter",
          "word": "opgraven"
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          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "To dig out of the ground; to take out of a place of burial; to disinter",
          "word": "kaivaa ylös"
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          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "To dig out of the ground; to take out of a place of burial; to disinter",
          "word": "exhumer"
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          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "To dig out of the ground; to take out of a place of burial; to disinter",
          "word": "desenterrar"
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          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "To dig out of the ground; to take out of a place of burial; to disinter",
          "word": "exhumar"
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          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "To dig out of the ground; to take out of a place of burial; to disinter",
          "word": "exhumieren"
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          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "To dig out of the ground; to take out of a place of burial; to disinter",
          "word": "kiás"
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          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "To dig out of the ground; to take out of a place of burial; to disinter",
          "word": "kihantol"
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          "sense": "To dig out of the ground; to take out of a place of burial; to disinter",
          "word": "exhumál"
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          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "To dig out of the ground; to take out of a place of burial; to disinter",
          "word": "grafa upp"
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          "sense": "To dig out of the ground; to take out of a place of burial; to disinter",
          "word": "ekterigar"
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          "sense": "To dig out of the ground; to take out of a place of burial; to disinter",
          "word": "dessepultar"
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          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "To dig out of the ground; to take out of a place of burial; to disinter",
          "word": "dí-adhlaic"
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          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "To dig out of the ground; to take out of a place of burial; to disinter",
          "word": "esumare"
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          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "alt": "ほりだす",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "horidasu",
          "sense": "To dig out of the ground; to take out of a place of burial; to disinter",
          "word": "掘り出す"
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          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "alt": "ほりおこす",
          "code": "ja",
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          "roman": "horiokosu",
          "sense": "To dig out of the ground; to take out of a place of burial; to disinter",
          "word": "掘り起こす"
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          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "alt": "はっくつする",
          "code": "ja",
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          "roman": "hakkutsu suru",
          "sense": "To dig out of the ground; to take out of a place of burial; to disinter",
          "word": "発掘する"
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          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "To dig out of the ground; to take out of a place of burial; to disinter",
          "word": "hahu"
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          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "To dig out of the ground; to take out of a place of burial; to disinter",
          "word": "ehu"
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          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "To dig out of the ground; to take out of a place of burial; to disinter",
          "word": "ekshumować"
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          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "To dig out of the ground; to take out of a place of burial; to disinter",
          "word": "exumar"
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          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "To dig out of the ground; to take out of a place of burial; to disinter",
          "word": "desenterrar"
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          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "To dig out of the ground; to take out of a place of burial; to disinter",
          "word": "exhuma"
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          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "To dig out of the ground; to take out of a place of burial; to disinter",
          "word": "deshuma"
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          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "To dig out of the ground; to take out of a place of burial; to disinter",
          "word": "dezgropa"
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          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "eksgumírovatʹ",
          "sense": "To dig out of the ground; to take out of a place of burial; to disinter",
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          "word": "эксгуми́ровать"
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          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "vykápyvatʹ",
          "sense": "To dig out of the ground; to take out of a place of burial; to disinter",
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          "word": "выка́пывать"
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          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "výkopatʹ",
          "sense": "To dig out of the ground; to take out of a place of burial; to disinter",
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          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "vyryvátʹ",
          "sense": "To dig out of the ground; to take out of a place of burial; to disinter",
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          "word": "вырыва́ть"
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          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "výrytʹ",
          "sense": "To dig out of the ground; to take out of a place of burial; to disinter",
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          "word": "вы́рыть"
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          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "To dig out of the ground; to take out of a place of burial; to disinter",
          "word": "exhumar"
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        {
          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "To dig out of the ground; to take out of a place of burial; to disinter",
          "word": "gräva upp"
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        {
          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "To dig out of the ground; to take out of a place of burial; to disinter",
          "word": "exhumera"
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        {
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          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "ekshumuváty",
          "sense": "To dig out of the ground; to take out of a place of burial; to disinter",
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          "word": "ексгумува́ти"
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          "code": "wa",
          "lang": "Walloon",
          "sense": "To dig out of the ground; to take out of a place of burial; to disinter",
          "word": "coir"
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          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "cy",
          "lang": "Welsh",
          "sense": "To dig out of the ground; to take out of a place of burial; to disinter",
          "word": "datgladdu"
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      "word": "exhumar"
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      "sense": "To dig out of the ground; to take out of a place of burial; to disinter",
      "word": "發掘"
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      "word": "发掘"
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      "word": "opgraven"
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      "sense": "To dig out of the ground; to take out of a place of burial; to disinter",
      "word": "kaivaa ylös"
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      "sense": "To dig out of the ground; to take out of a place of burial; to disinter",
      "word": "exhumer"
    },
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      "sense": "To dig out of the ground; to take out of a place of burial; to disinter",
      "word": "desenterrar"
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      "sense": "To dig out of the ground; to take out of a place of burial; to disinter",
      "word": "exhumar"
    },
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      "sense": "To dig out of the ground; to take out of a place of burial; to disinter",
      "word": "exhumieren"
    },
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      "sense": "To dig out of the ground; to take out of a place of burial; to disinter",
      "word": "kiás"
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      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "To dig out of the ground; to take out of a place of burial; to disinter",
      "word": "kihantol"
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      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "To dig out of the ground; to take out of a place of burial; to disinter",
      "word": "exhumál"
    },
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      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "To dig out of the ground; to take out of a place of burial; to disinter",
      "word": "grafa upp"
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      "code": "io",
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      "sense": "To dig out of the ground; to take out of a place of burial; to disinter",
      "word": "ekterigar"
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      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "To dig out of the ground; to take out of a place of burial; to disinter",
      "word": "dessepultar"
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      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "To dig out of the ground; to take out of a place of burial; to disinter",
      "word": "dí-adhlaic"
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    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "To dig out of the ground; to take out of a place of burial; to disinter",
      "word": "esumare"
    },
    {
      "alt": "ほりだす",
      "code": "ja",
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      "roman": "horidasu",
      "sense": "To dig out of the ground; to take out of a place of burial; to disinter",
      "word": "掘り出す"
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      "roman": "horiokosu",
      "sense": "To dig out of the ground; to take out of a place of burial; to disinter",
      "word": "掘り起こす"
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      "alt": "はっくつする",
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      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "hakkutsu suru",
      "sense": "To dig out of the ground; to take out of a place of burial; to disinter",
      "word": "発掘する"
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      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "To dig out of the ground; to take out of a place of burial; to disinter",
      "word": "hahu"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "To dig out of the ground; to take out of a place of burial; to disinter",
      "word": "ehu"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "To dig out of the ground; to take out of a place of burial; to disinter",
      "word": "ekshumować"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "To dig out of the ground; to take out of a place of burial; to disinter",
      "word": "exumar"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "To dig out of the ground; to take out of a place of burial; to disinter",
      "word": "desenterrar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "To dig out of the ground; to take out of a place of burial; to disinter",
      "word": "exhuma"
    },
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      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "To dig out of the ground; to take out of a place of burial; to disinter",
      "word": "deshuma"
    },
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      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "To dig out of the ground; to take out of a place of burial; to disinter",
      "word": "dezgropa"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "eksgumírovatʹ",
      "sense": "To dig out of the ground; to take out of a place of burial; to disinter",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "эксгуми́ровать"
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "vykápyvatʹ",
      "sense": "To dig out of the ground; to take out of a place of burial; to disinter",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
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      "word": "выка́пывать"
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    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "výkopatʹ",
      "sense": "To dig out of the ground; to take out of a place of burial; to disinter",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "вы́копать"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "vyryvátʹ",
      "sense": "To dig out of the ground; to take out of a place of burial; to disinter",
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      "word": "вырыва́ть"
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      "code": "ru",
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      "roman": "výrytʹ",
      "sense": "To dig out of the ground; to take out of a place of burial; to disinter",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "вы́рыть"
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    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "To dig out of the ground; to take out of a place of burial; to disinter",
      "word": "exhumar"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "To dig out of the ground; to take out of a place of burial; to disinter",
      "word": "gräva upp"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "To dig out of the ground; to take out of a place of burial; to disinter",
      "word": "exhumera"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "ekshumuváty",
      "sense": "To dig out of the ground; to take out of a place of burial; to disinter",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective",
        "perfective"
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      "word": "ексгумува́ти"
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    {
      "code": "wa",
      "lang": "Walloon",
      "sense": "To dig out of the ground; to take out of a place of burial; to disinter",
      "word": "coir"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "To dig out of the ground; to take out of a place of burial; to disinter",
      "word": "datgladdu"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to uncover, bring to light",
      "word": "paljastaa"
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  "word": "exhume"
}

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