disinterment

Definition of Disinterment in English :

1. digging up, disinterment, exhumation

the act of digging something out of the ground (especially a corpse) where it has been buried

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Disinterment

verb -ters, -terring or -terred (transitive)

1.

to remove or dig up; exhume

2.

to bring (a secret, hidden facts, etc) to light; expose

verb transitiveWord forms: ˌdisinˈterred or ˌdisinˈterring

1.

to remove from a grave, tomb, etc.; dig up; exhume

2.

to bring (something hidden) to light

tr.v. dis·in·terred, dis·in·ter·ring, dis·in·ters

1. To dig up or remove from a grave or tomb; exhume.

2. To bring to public notice; disclose.