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   Dis·in·ter

   /ˌdisənˈtər/

   

   verb

   • 1. dig up (something that has been buried, especially a corpse): "his corpse was disinterred and dumped in a pit"
   • ▪ discover (something that is well hidden): "he has disinterred and translated an important collection of writings"

   Word Origin early 17th century: from French désenterrer, from dis- (expressing reversal) + enterrer ‘to inter’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. disinterment noun

   Scrabble Points: 9

   • D

     2

   • I

     1

   • S

     1

   • I

     1

   • N

     1

   • T

     1

   • E

     1

   • R

     1

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