Verb: exhume ig'zoom [N. Amer], eks'(h)yoom [Brit]- Dig up for reburial or for medical investigation; of dead bodies
"It shall be unlawful to disinter or exhume a body from a grave";
- disinter
Derived forms: exhumed, exhumes, exhuming
Type of: dig up, excavate, turn up
Encyclopedia: Exhume