Middle English exhume continues into modern exhume with later pronunciation standardization.
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exhume
remove from burial; recover from obscurity
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PARENT / EARLIER FORM / attestedMiddle English · Middle English · remove from earth verbexhume
remove from burial
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Physical removal from burial remains primary while recovery from obscurity develops figuratively.
Recorded in English from the fifteenth century.
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Exhume — Definition, Word History, and First Known UseWord history and first known use: 15th century
supportsAUDIT SOURCE ↗ORIGINAL ↗Publishes the English chronology and physical burial sense.
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